Part of the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has collapsed causing significant damage and killing two workers. The stadium will host the opening game in the 2014 World Cup

Wednesday’s accident occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue. It destroyed rows of seats and slammed into a huge LED panel that runs across the stadium’s facade. Construction managers said two people were confirmed dead and nobody else was injured.

A fire department official said earlier that three people had died. Work was immediately halted at the venue, which was almost complete before the collapse. The construction company said there were no major structural damages to the stadium, but declined to say how much the accident may affect next year’s World Cup. Brazil is in a race against time to deliver the last six World Cup stadiums by the end of the year.

Rodrigo Vessoni, Eyewitness and Lance! Newspaper Reporter, said, "We heard a noise. When we looked back, the structure was leaning towards the left side and then it collapsed, falling on the stadium."

Andres Sanchez, Director of Stadium's Construction, said ,"We don’t want to know about FIFA, we don’t want to know about anything, we are worried."

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