(CNN) A massive fire engulfed Brazil's National Museum Sunday, destroying priceless artifacts dating back centuries. is a former a royal palace that was converted to a museum 200 years ago. It holds at least 20 million artifacts, with exhibitions in biological anthropology, archeology, ethnology, geology, paleontology and zoology, The museum, which is located in Rio de Janeiro,is a former a royal palace that was converted to a museum 200 years ago. "The loss of the National Museum's collection is insurmountable for Brazil. The fire broke out at about 7:30 p.m. in Rio, according to a statement from the Federal University of Rio De Janeiro, which manages the museum.

Source: CNN September 03, 2018 02:56 UTC