A woman died this Saturday in a fire in a home for people with disabilities in the Torrelodones municipality of Madrid and ten other people died drunk for Community Emergencies de Madrid 112. The deceased was 40 years old and an inmate of the center, while of the ten drunks, five are inmates and the other five are center staff. Two of those poisoned had to be taken to the hospital to check their development, although their condition is not serious. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
Around 7pm Summa 112 received word that a fire had broken out at the San Francisco de Asís Family House – Franciscan Friars of the White Cross, a residential home for people with intellectual disabilities in the process of premature aging. The flames erupted from the second floor of the building, causing very dense smoke.
Initially, four firefighters were on site, who had to rescue four victims, while the rest were able to free themselves. Health authorities tried to save the woman’s life, but she had inhaled too many toxic gases and died of poisoning.
At 9:15 p.m., the fire brigade was able to completely extinguish the fire. A total of 13 crews were involved in the extinguishing work. The inmates are housed in three AMAS (Madrid Social Care Agency) dormitories in Las Rozas, Colmenar Viejo and Villaviciosa de Odón.
The Ministry of Social Affairs also offers the relatives of the residents the opportunity to take them home with them if they wish. The regional government has asked available staff to escort the inmates to their new destinations. The center has room for 90 inmates, but the ministry is unable to say at this time if all the places are occupied. The investigation into the possible origin of the fire was taken over by the Guardia Civil.
This fire comes on top of another that erupted at a recycling plant in the Madrid region this afternoon, in this case with no fatalities or injuries. The ship is in the municipality of Loeches and showed remains of wood. When it burned down, the flames spread to the adjacent building. This operation involved 10 firefighters and prevented the fire from spreading to the rest of the ships in the area.
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