A 26-storey building collapsed after a huge fire tore through it in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The footage, captured yesterday (April 30), shows massive flames engulfing a block of flats as smoke rises up into the air.

Official figures have not yet been revealed and according to local media one person was reported missing.

The fire started on the fifth floor and spread to the dwellings nearby.

50 families were living in the building at the time of the incident and around 160 firefighters went to the scene.