Downtown Lima Fire Emergency: 30 Firefighter Units Responding to Code 3 Fire on Jirón Ucayali

2024-01-13 05:18:37

So far, there are 30 firefighter units working to put out the fire in block 4 of Jirón Ucayali, intersection with Abancay Avenue.

And fire code 3 was recorded early this Saturday in a house located in block 4 of Jirón Ucayali, intersection with Abancay Avenue, in the center of Lima. So far, there are regarding 27 fire brigade units working to control the emergency.

A team of RPP It is at the scene and it is known that at the moment there are no injuries or trapped people. Firefighters continue working to prevent the fire from spreading throughout the block.

Mario Casaretto, manager of Disaster Risk Management of the Municipality of Lima, told RPP that the fire is currently “out of control” because the house was built 102 years ago and its structure is made of quincha and adobe, which causes the fire to spread quickly. In addition, he recalled that the first floor of the building was used as an informal warehouse for forklifts and for this reason it had been closed on December 16.

A neighbor, named Juan Vásquez, said that the cause of the fire was due to a gas cylinder leak and that he lived on the second floor.
of the house. Furthermore, he commented that at the time of the accident he was sleeping with his wife, but they were able to escape in time.

Mario Casaretto also stated that 17 families lived in the damaged house, but they were removed in time.

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