A man suffers minor burns to his face and neck after his home catches fire in Arrecife

An 80-year-old man has been slightly injured after suffering burns to his face and neck, as a result of a fire that broke out in his home, located on Chile Street in Arrecife. ...

September 20 2011 (22:35 WEST)
A man suffers minor burns to his face and neck after his home catches fire in Arrecife
A man suffers minor burns to his face and neck after his home catches fire in Arrecife

An 80-year-old man has been slightly injured after suffering burns to his face and neck, as a result of a fire that broke out in his home, located on Chile Street in Arrecife.

The incident occurred around 1:46 p.m., when the Coordinating Center for Emergencies and Security of the Government of the Canary Islands (Cecoes) 112 received a notice alerting of a fire in the kitchen of said home.

Personnel from the Security Consortium, Emergencies, Civil Protection, Local Police and National Police, as well as a basic life support ambulance from the SUC, were dispatched to the scene.

The fire department extinguished the fire, but as a result of the fire, the man had to be transferred to the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital.

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