Among the 7,500 residents who reside in the Central Hospital neighborhood of Valladolid, there may be some who set fires. The National Police confirms to EL ESPAÑOL that it has opened “Investigation” after discovering a “series of fires”. Which happened between the early hours of Friday 21 November and Sunday 23.
The dynamics following the fires make the National Police think so ‘Maybe they were provoked’ By one or more people. The social alarm is noticeable among the residents of this neighborhood that is part of District 8 in Pusela and which owes its name to the University Clinical Hospital of Valladolid.
he How it works It is suspected evidence of this He is an arsonist because he sets fire to containers next to parked vehicles. On public roads. This is what the fire department commander confirmed to this newspaper: “We were unable to extinguish the fire that broke out in one of the containers, while we had already received another notification of a new fire.”
The investigation was initiated because Fires were discovered in a nearby area It covers Jardín del Buen Retiro, Doctor Esquerdo, Amor de Dios streets and Palencia Street. “It’s a rondella,” summed up the leadership of Valladolid firefighters, familiar with the police investigation.
A member of the National Police, next to a patrol car, on a street in Valladolid.
The first fire to come under National Police scrutiny occurred at 4:40 a.m. on Friday, November 21, on Amor de Dios Avenue. There, a garbage container burned, damaging a car. During the early hours of Sunday the 23rd, between 5:09 and 6:45 a.m., The alleged arsonist’s appetite increased Due to the burning of two containers on Palencia Street, one container on Jardin del Buen Retiro Street and another one on Dr. Ezquerro Street.
“It appears he was setting fire to the containers while he was on his way, as if he was on his way home.” Worst of all is the enormous economic damage it caused to many neighbors’ vehicles, which ended in a complete accident. “The fire destroyed three cars and a motorcycleIn some cases it was 100% charred, in others it had damage to the bumper, moldings, and engine….”
Moreover, on Dr. Esquierdo Street, The fire affected the facade of a bar and an apartment building. “We had to make sure the neighbors were okay and that the fire did not affect their homes.” This matter sparked discontent and anxiety in the Hospital neighborhood, prompting the National Police to open an investigation to find the cause of these fires that are controlling this central neighborhood.
“certainly, He will act out again if he is a person with a mental problem“, warns this source of firefighters. “He may act impulsively.” The National Police confirms that it “cannot provide data” about the investigation that aims to clarify the type of accelerant used in fires, among other data, to reveal the identity of the arsonist.
Firefighters in an archive photo of the intervention issued by the Valladolid City Council.
It is not excluded at this time that the suspect is one of the arsonists and resides in the neighborhood or a neighboring area.
At dawn, the arsonist set fire to containers attached to vehicles parked on the street. It seems to appear Tendency to tanks filled with cardboard or plasticThis is with the aim of the fire spreading faster and the smoke becoming denser, and even causing a minor explosion or ignition due to the spray it contains.
The price of each container is usually at least 900 euros Damage to street furniture by the arsonist has already accumulated €4,500not counting the thousands of euros for a luxury SUV with an engine and bodywork due to the ferocity of the fire, to give an example of one of the four damaged vehicles.
“Our advice is not to park the car near the container.”As this firefighter warns. The plastic fibers in these containers release a lot of heat when they burn and destroy what is around them.