After three women Nursing home residents died Mar del Plata Product of a tragedy Fire In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Justice Charges against three owners of the place and two property managers. They were also found various irregularities in the nursing home. The most important: They had no provincial permit and The smoke detectors didn’t work either.
It was the prosecutor Rodolfo Moure, who is handling the case, who confirmed that so far there are “five defendants” and that they have identified a large number of “irregularities” in the various operations carried out, although the most important is that the Sagrada Familia residence, located at 1100 Jujuy Street, was not eligible to have older adults.
“There are a few more tests that need to be done, but we can confirm that now.” The smoke detectors near the scene of the fire were not working. “Now we have to know why,” emphasized the prosecutor.
In addition to the three owners, other people are also involved. For example, the two supervisors who were on night shift when the fire broke out face criminal charges Manslaughter, negligent bodily harm and arsonsaid the newspaper La Capital.
What caught the attention of the judiciary was the lack of approval for a location in the heart of the city.
“Documents relating to his operation were confiscated and it was confirmed that the location Accommodation of older adults is not permitted. There is a file pending since 2019 that has been ordered to be regulated by municipal inspections. “It appears that they never did it,” explained the prosecutor.
According to investigative sources, the place also did not have the necessary safety and hygiene measures in place I had a shortage of nurses on the night shift.
For all the irregularities found, the three owners of the nursing home were accused of: a 38-year-old man and two women aged 40 and 42, respectively. They all face the same accusations so far: Manslaughter, negligent bodily harm and arson.
According to local media, a total of 38 people were housed in the nursing home. And current regulations require 6 or 8 caregivers. There were only two.
The fire, which caused the deaths of three women and left a 79-year-old woman in serious condition, started in room 12 on the first floor but quickly spread to two other rooms.
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Tragedy in Mar del Plata: A nursing home caught fire and four elderly adults died
The accident occurred between September 11 and Balcarce at the Sagrada Famila residence on Jujuy Street. A nursing home located about six blocks from La Perla Spa Beach. It has 27 rooms on three floors and a roof terrace. The fire occurred in the early hours of this Wednesday, after 2 p.m.
Several firefighters, ambulances and police officers provided emergency assistance. The lifeless bodies of are lying at the crime scene Teresa Caporaleti (95), Beatriz Méndez (95) and María Vásquez (80).
At least 13 police officers had to be transferred to the Private Community Hospital due to smoke inhalation poisoning. Residents of the nursing home and local employees also had to be treated in medical centers.
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