A van burns in Arrecife and the fire affects a premises, a house and other vehicles

The National Police had to evict three people from a nearby house

December 16 2020 (10:33 WET)
Updated in December 16 2020 (13:17 WET)
Fire on Tres Amigos Street in Arrecife

Firefighters extinguished a fire in a van early this Wednesday morning, which also affected a premises, a house and other vehicles.

After being alerted at around 00:15 hours, the firefighters moved to Tres Amigos street, where the fire was taking place. Agents of the National Police and the Local Police also came to the area.

Upon arrival, the firefighters found that the van was completely on fire and that it was affecting the window of a house, a premises and several vehicles that were parked next to it.

State in which the vehicles were after the fire
State in which the vehicles were after the fire

Local Police officers had to break the glass of a vehicle to remove the handbrake and be able to move it forward to prevent it from catching fire. For its part, the National Police evacuated the three people who were in the house closest to the fire.

The firefighters extinguished the fire with water and foam, in which another vehicle was damaged, a Renault Express that was affected in the front. A third car was moved by the firefighters to prevent the spread of the fire. As for the premises, it suffered damage to the air conditioning motors and the electricity meter.

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