Ze Celso was admitted to hospital in São Paulo with burns over 60% of his body

247 – The famous playwright José Celso Martinez, 86, was hospitalized on Monday in the emergency room of Das Clínicas Hospital, located in the Cerqueira Cesar neighborhood, in São Paulo, with burns that affected about 60% of his body. Martinez was taken to the intensive care unit (ICU), where he was intubated.

According to the newspaper the worldThe playwright had suffered burns in a fire caused by the heater in his home, which ended up falling to the floor and causing the accident. Three other people were also injured, but less seriously, and are receiving care at a nearby health center. Zé Celso Apartment is located in a neighborhood close to the Hospital das Clínicas. By the time the accident occurred in the morning, eight cars had been called to the scene.

Born in 1937, José Celso is recognized as one of the country’s leading playwrights and has become one of the most prominent figures in the theater scene since the 1960s, leading the famous Teatro Officina in São Paulo.