Firefighters take a man with medical problems from a house in Arrecife through the roof

The man, who was having difficulty breathing and had an altered state of consciousness, could not fit on the stretcher through the stairs

October 17 2022 (09:17 WEST)
Updated in October 17 2022 (09:17 WEST)
Fire trucks in the Arrecife park
Fire trucks in the Arrecife park

Firefighters have taken a 65-year-old man with medical problems out of the roof, according to the Emergency Consortium. The event took place around 08.30 hours in Cienfuegos de Arrecife.

The man was having difficulty breathing and had an altered state of consciousness, so the health personnel decided to evacuate him to the hospital. The paramedics had to request the help of the Consortium since they could not lower him down the stairs as they were very narrow.

The firefighters went to the place with two vehicles to take the man out of the house through the roof, with the help of a rescue ladder. Once outside, he was taken to the ambulance to later transfer him to the Molina Orosa hospital.

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