The battery of an electric scooter connected to the mains could be the cause of the fire who got ahead a married couple and their two children last Sunday at Guillena (Seville). This is the main hypothesis the police investigation is looking into. The town, terribly affected, is experiencing this Monday the second of three days of mourning decreed by the municipal council.
The familycomposed of José Antonio Rendón (47 years old), Antonia Hidalgo (52 years old), José Antonio (20 years old) and Adrián (16 years old)lived on Fernando Martín Street. On Sunday around 8 a.m., 112 received a dozen calls warning of a fire in a two-story house with several people trapped.
Three teams of firefighters went to the house and found a very large fire and flames coming out of gaps in the facade. The emergency services could only note the death of the four members of the group. Rendon Hidalgo family.
THE four bodies They were found together andat the back of the houseas if they had tried to go out onto the terrace to, from there, access the stairs which would have led them to the roof. The couple worked in Mercasevilla, in the fruit trade, and the children studied in Guillena and were part of the municipality’s sports teams.
THE investigation open to clarify what happened indicates a scooter electric this was blamed as a possible cause of the fire. Last Thursday, in Valencia, a fire caused by an electric scooter left three people hospitalized for smoke inhalation, including an 11-year-old boy. Eight other people were rescued on the spot.
Guillena City Hall has declared three days of official mourning for the traffic incident. Flags on municipal buildings will be at half-mast and planned festive and official events have also been suspended.
The Christian Hernández municipal pavilion will host the funeral mass this Monday from 7:00 p.m. The funeral chapel, which takes place in the pavilion, has been open since 10:00 a.m., “following the express wishes of his family”, according to municipal sources.
In the declarations to Europe Pressthe mayor of Guillena, Lorenzo Medina, deplored the “tragic loss” of these four neighbors: “Today the city will once again experience a very hard day. “It will be a day of mourning, of farewell, to give much encouragement and warmth to his family and also to thank all the expressions of affection that we receive as a city and as neighbors.” The mayor also stressed that the investigation continues.
