Nine people were slightly smoke-intoxicated and four had to be rescued in a house fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday in the Madrid neighborhood of Tetuán, as reported by Urgences Madrid.
The fire occurred in a house on María Pedraza street, in the Tetuán district of Madrid, and went through the facade of the building. Seven teams from the Madrid Municipality Fire Department rushed to the scene and quickly entered the house to put out the fire and rescue the four neighbors who were on the upper floors.
During the extinguishing process, firefighters confined the rest of the residents to their homes and, once the fire was extinguished, Samur Civil Protection treated nine people who were slightly intoxicated by smoke. For its part, Samur Social rehoused the tenants of the damaged accommodation.
Once the firefighters’ evacuation operations were completed, the rest of the residents were able to return to their homes with the help of the Madrid municipal police, responsible for investigations to determine the origin of the fire, as reported. Madrid emergencies.
fire in Carabanchel
Yesterday, at least eight people were injured, three of whom were taken to hospital in light condition, due to a fire in a house in the Carabanchel district.
“A notice was received from the Madrid City Hall firefighters warning of a possible fire in a house. “The measures were activated and when we arrived we noticed a fire that broke through the facade and several people were asking for help,” said the Madrid fire service officer, Esteban Soto.
The incident occurred in a house on Avenida de las Hilanderas, in Carabanchel, about 300 meters from the Pan Bendito metro station. SAMUR-Civil Protection treated eight people, three of whom were in mild condition.
The fire has been completely extinguished and emergency services are “ventilating the house and moving neighbors to try to get them back to normal.” The property, he added, had become “totally uninhabitable.”
