One man died and another is in critical condition due to smoke inhalation in a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in a building in La Coruña, on Rua San Isidoro.
112 Galicia mentioned … about what He was aware of the fire at 5:45 p.m.This was through a call from a person who warned of a fire in the electrical panel located at the entrance to a building on Corona Street.
𝟮𝟬.𝟭𝟲 𝗵 | The light produced in the meter box located in the gate next to two elevators and a stairwell was extinguished.
During extinction we find 𝟮 𝘃𝗶́𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀 in the first step ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/sDkDwcoaC1
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The emergency center requested the intervention of A Coruña firefighters, who upon arriving at the point found the fire Stairs filled with smoke. After putting out the fire, and during ventilation work, they found two people – two men, according to municipal sources consulted by Europa Press – unconscious on the first floor.
Staff of the Galicia Emergency Health Service-061 provided assistance at the scene, but only one man, in critical condition, was evacuated to the University Hospital of La Coruña.
National and local police officers, as well as civil protection officers, were also informed.
Evacuate the neighbors
Although it was possible to control the fire and carry out ventilation, municipal sources indicated that it was finally decided to evacuate the building, which is inhabited by more than thirty residents, due to the lack of electricity in the homes.
anyway, The electricity company is working to restore service The city council, through social services, stated that all residents will receive care and have alternatives “today” if they are unable to return to their homes.
Police investigations are ongoing
The National Police opened an investigation to determine the causes of the fire that affected the electrical panel at the gate of this building.
Sources consulted by Europa Press indicated that one of the cases being investigated is The possibility that work will be performed on the electrical panelAlthough the circumstances still need to be clarified.