Uma dia de horror que chocou o País
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Em 11 de junho de 1996, véspera do Dia dos Namorados, as centenas de pessoas que circulavam pelo Osasco Plaza Shopping, na Grande São Paulo, viveram um dia de horror, que comoveu todo o País. O gás que passava na tubulação abaixo do piso da praça de alimentação vazou e, pelo contato com alguma faísca, fez voar parte do prédio. A explosão matou 42 pessoas e feriu 372.
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Três anos depois do acidente, a Justiça de São Paulo condenou cinco pessoas pela explosão: o diretor comercial do shopping e quatro engenheiros. Todos foram absolvidos em 2005 pelo Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo, por falta de provas. O shopping só indenizou as vítimas depois de ter recorrido até ao Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ).
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