Large fire breaks out at Rio carnival venue: Reports

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A large fire has destroyed Samba City, a part of Rio de Janeiro where costumes and floats for the city's famed carnival are being made, media reports said on Monday.

The disaster occurred just about a month before in 2011 carnival was set to begin.

A large plume of smoke was seen over the Sambadrome where the annual carnival parade takes place.

According to the report, the fire erupted well before shop employees were due at work, and no victims have been reported so far.