The 46 -year -old fireman died this Thursday, working on the control work of a fire in Puls. An agent belonging to the forest -based (EPAF) bombers of Generalitat, He fell on the slope after the detachment in the rock in which he was sittingField
From last Monday, emergency services have been working on the disappearance of a fire in Bajo Ebro, around the municipality of Pauls. Fire, which is already stabilized and almost completely controlled after calcification 3321 hectares in the south of Tarragona, 1125 of them – 34%- in the framework of the natural park, Dels Ports collects EFE agency.
Nevertheless, the pumps continued to maintain a device to control hot spots, especially two smokes that were the last to control, and which were located in difficult areas of access. Despite this, the head of the firefighters, Mar GIL argued that the fire is controlled at the level of 90% and that these haze should not worry about the population, because they are in “controlled” points.
Firefighters on this day 46 vehicles, 25 of them with water, and he will have three air media Control all haze that can be obtained even around the perimeter of fire. On this device, EPAF agents worked with manual tools to consolidate the perimeter in the steep area of the right flank, between Pauls and Alfara de Carls.
As described in detail in the firefighters, the general, Joan Rovir, the deceased coach, 46 years old and the father of the son of ten years, rushed on the slope about 14:15 this Thursday. Rovira explained that they tried to fix the perimeter of fire, and during the rest the victim sat in the rock.
“While they were sitting, there was a detachment of a large cliff, which delivered him to the abyss zone, in a free fall of more than 20 meters,” the fire department explained, noticeably amazed.
Immediately, Companions who accompanied him In anticipation of a drug helicopter, which became saved.
The victim was transferred by helicopter to the hospital in critical condition And only his death was certified. “The fire service is sad, from grief, everything that bothered us about the fire went into the background,” said Joan Rovir, who added that the Catalan firefighters now live in “sadness and grief”.
