Explosion at a Brazilian naval base in Antarctica. Two people were missing and another was injured

Two people were missing, and another person was injured Saturday after an explosion caused a fire at a Brazilian naval base in Antarctica, military sources announced.
The accident led to the evacuation of about 40 researchers.
The Brazilian Navy, the fire in the building's electrical generators Comandante Ferraz base, located on King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula near the top.
Wounded soldier, whose condition is stable, has received initial care to the polish, being later transferred to the Chilean Eduardo Frei, Brazilian Navy announced in a statement.

Brazilian Navy personnel working to control the fire.
About 30 researchers, a alipinist a Brazilian Environment Ministry representative present in the plant when the accident were evacuated Chilean territory, according to the Brazilian Navy.
Air Force of Chile have said, in turn, that 48 Brazilian and two Spaniards were evacuated by helicopter to the Chilean city of Punta Arenas, located about 3090 kilometers south of Santiago.
"The information we have, the would be completely destroyed," said Chilean Defense Minister Andrés Allamanda CNN Chile. He added that in total 45 people were evacuated from the Brazilian.
Allamanda said that the two missing people were "probably dead" and that the Chilean provided care to a wounded, while other aprozimativ ten people received medical care at the Frei.
In addition, polar research ship Almirante Maximiano Brazilian left Punta Arenas heading towards the scene.
Base Comandante Ferraz performs scientific research on marine ecosystems, especially in the coastal zone.

Airlines Cancel Australasian Flights Due To Ash

Volcanic ash from an eruption in Chile continues to disrupt flights in New Zealand, southern Australia and international flights out of the region as airlines cancel services on safety concerns. Qantas Airways (QAN.AU) has cancelled flights to and from Tasmania and to New Zealand but has now resumed flights to and from Melbourne. "Qantas will continue to monitor the movement of the ash cloud and assess its impact on flight operations as the situation," the airline said in a statement. Qantas has also canceled three international

flights to Buenos Aires and Los Angeles because of the ash cloud, which drifted from South America after the Puyehue volcano in Chile erupted. After cancelling flights Sunday, Virgin Australia said it resumed some flights from 2100 GMT Sunday into and out of Melbourne, Tasmania and New Zealand. "Overnight we have been monitoring closely the situation and we now believe that conditions are safe to operate," Virgin Australia said in a statement. An Air New Zealand Ltd. (AIR.NZ) spokeswoman said the airline continued to operate flights by using alternative flight paths and had altered its cruising altitudes to avoid the ash, but hadn't had to delay or cancel any flights. "The extra distance involved required the use of 10% more fuel, but has meant customers were able to safely get to where they needed to go," said David Morgan, Air New Zealand's chief pilot and general manager for airline operations and safety. Argentina's two largest airports suspended flights again Sunday as they too were plagued by ash from the Chilean volcano.

Fire at Miami airport could cause delays

An enormous blaze sent fire crews to Miami International Airport overnight and may delay flights Thursday, officials said.

The fire started Wednesday night in an area where fuel is kept after a tank caught fire, Miami-Dade fire officials said. It seemed to be picking up steam late Wednesday night, sending flames and black smoke billowing into the sky.

No one was injured by the blaze.

More than 30 fire crews battled the blaze and had it under control around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, fire officials said.

An American Airlines flight to Chile was delayed for less than an hour because of the fire, said Greg Chin, an airport spokesman.

There could be other delays later Thursday as the fire damaged one fuel tank and affected all six fuel tanks at the airport, Chin said.

Airport officials may try to use tanker trucks to help refuel airplanes until they can get operations back to normal, Chin said.