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At least nine people fell through a section of the highest bleachers at the Fonte Nova stadium in the coastal city of Salvador, and eight were killed, police said.

Television images showed what appeared to be a hole in the bleachers.

Officers said it was not clear what caused the collapse, but Brazilian media reports said the 56-year-old stadium recently came under heavy criticism for the precarious condition of its stands.

The accident happened just before the end of the game, when fans of the Bahia soccer team went into a wild celebration, storming the field when their team managed a goalless draw with Vila Nova, securing Bahia a place in the nation's second division.

Fans were jumping up and down in glee when a hole measuring several yards wide opened in the concrete floor of the stand, with the victims falling several storeys to the ground.

A police spokesman said he could not immediately confirm how many people had been injured, but local television reported dozens were hurt.

About 60,000 people were at the stadium for the game, and many didn't realize that the section of bleachers had given way as they invaded the field in celebration.

The stadium was built in 1951, according to the local press.

A survey of soccer stadiums released last month by Brazil's Sinaeco association of architects and engineers said the Fonte Nova's stands were "in ruins," according to reports.