In the early hours of Tuesday (7) the Cacau Show chocolate factory was completely destroyed after it suffered a massive fire. The franchise’s production park is located in the municipality of Linhares, in the north of Espirito Santo.

The fire at the Cacau Show factory started around 7am on Tuesday (7). The project is located in the municipality of Linhares, in the north of Espirito Santo. – Photo: Social Media/Disclosure/ND

Information about the fire was confirmed CBMES (Military Fire Department of the State of Espirito Santo), which published information about the fire on the organization’s official Instagram profile. The fire reportedly started around 4:50 a.m. Tuesday.

A video posted on X (formerly Twitter) shows the size of the fire. A lot of smoke and flames were seen in the warehouses of the company’s plant.

Watch the Cacau Show factory burn

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A fire destroyed the Cacau Show chocolate factory in Linhares/Spain. pic.twitter.com/XOl2JEqsvH

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According to the Folha Vitória portal, 18 soldiers are fighting the fire on the spot. To intensify work at the plant, teams were called in from the cities of Sao Mateus and Aracruz.

There are no reports of deaths or injuries as a result of the fire yet.