In Brazil, at least four children and a teacher were killed after a security guard allegedly set fire to a childcare centre. Military police said, the man also set himself alight at the building in the remote town of Janauba, Minas Gerais state. Some 40 people were taken to local hospitals. <br/><br/>At least 25 people, mostly children aged four and five, are being treated for burns. Some of the patients are being airlifted to a specialised burns unit in the state capital, Belo Horizonte. The security guard has been identified by police as Damiao Soares dos Santos. He died in hospital of his wounds. The reasons for the alleged attack are still being investigated.<br/><br/>Local media has reported that he was dismissed after returning from annual leave last month with an alleged health condition. He went to the Gente Inocente childcare centre to hand in his medical certificate and then started the fire, O Globo newspaper reported. President Michel Temer expressed his sympathy to the families. The mayor of Janauba has declared seven days of mourning.