19 people evacuated due to a fire in a residential building in Arrecife

Two women and two children were transferred to a health center, not because they required medical assistance, but because they had nowhere else to stay

December 9 2019 (10:25 WET)
19 people evacuated due to a fire in a residential building in Arrecife
19 people evacuated due to a fire in a residential building in Arrecife

The residents of a building on El Greco street in Arrecife had to be evacuated in the early hours of this Monday when a fire broke out in the building.

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In total, 19 people were evicted, of which two women and two children were transferred to a health center, although not because they required medical assistance, but because they had nowhere else to stay, according to confirmed by the Coordinating Center for Emergencies and Security (CECOES) 1-1-2 of the Government of the Canary Islands.

The fire took place at approximately 04:40 hours and, according to the Security and Emergency Consortium, it affected a mattress and several pieces of wood that were at the entrance of the building, in the stairwell.

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In addition to the firefighters, a doctor and a nurse, two basic vital ambulances from the SUC, Local Police and National Police were dispatched to the scene.

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