A 85 year old couple He died in the early hours of Monday in a fire at his house in Utrera.
Next to them was their 15 year old granddaughterwho was rescued in good health by a firefighter who lived in the house below, as reported on Radio Canal Sur Consuelo Navarro, first deputy mayor of the municipality of said city.
The events were recorded at 3:07 a.m. At this time, the Utrera Fire Station received the first notice. Their facilities were very close to home and they moved immediately.
As reported by Utrera Town Hall In a statement, they found the door to the house open. They discovered that a neighbor, the off-duty firefighter, had rescued the young granddaughter.
They put out the first flames and entered the house. They then found the elderly couple in one of the bedrooms and took them out of the room. property. With the members of 061, they performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers on him, without success.
The removal of the body took place at 5:30 p.m. Their bodies were transferred to Institute of Forensic Anatomy of Sevillewhere the autopsy will be performed.
According to information provided by the Utrera Town Hall, a stove which was lit could be the cause of the fire.
“Quick action” by the Firefighters
Consuelo Navarro explained that the rapid action of the firefighters was decisive. “They arrived instantly, although unfortunately we must regret the loss of these two peopledespite the efforts that were made to try to recover them,” he explained.
“Fortunately, it was possible to prevent the flames from spread to other homes and above all the rapid intervention of the neighbor and one of our off-duty firefighters who managed to save the granddaughter of the deceased couple”, detailed the first deputy mayor of Utrerano town hall.
With two service units Utrera firefightersagents of the Local Police, the Civil Guard, the Judicial Police and several units of the health services, from Utrera itself and from 061, worked on the incident.
