At the same time that the accident occurred, the president of AEB Luiz Bevilacqua, was giving a press conference about the agreement signed between Brazil and Ukraine for the use of the Alcântara base. Being informed of the accident by journalists, he ironically said, "Only if it's a St. John's rocket". It was identified that the ignition process occurred prematurely, and thus the launch tower was not removed in time, which was the main cause of the fire.
