In Brazil, at least 17 people have been electrocuted in a small town after a live power cable broke and fell into a crowd of people enjoying a pre-Carnival street party. It happened in the town of Bandeira do Sul in Minas Gerais state, north of Rio de Janeiro. Reports say, a crush of people were dancing near a truck playing loud music in the main square when the cable came loose and fell among the revelers. Dozens of people were hurt, some seriously. The town was plunged into darkness and telephone services were disrupted immediately after the accident. The exact cause of the accident is not yet clear, with some accounts suggesting a firework set off by someone in the crowd tore the cable off and others suggesting the music truck pulled it down.