Although the emergency occurred on the morning of Tuesday, June 22, at the Hacienda Santa Cruz, located in commune nine of the capital of Tolima, until now there has been a statement from the authorities.
Jean Pineda, director of the Official Fire Department, pointed out that, fortunately, there were no people inside the apartment at the time of the emergency, so there were no injuries; However, the material damage was quite serious.
“This incident occurred on the ninth floor and the cause of the fire is that there were several candles lit inside the place and the apartment was empty at the time the conflagration occurred,” said Pineda.
Furthermore, according to the images of the fire, it seems that a witchcraft sanctuary operated in the house that could have caused the emergency.
Given this fact, the uniformed officer extended a call to citizens to avoid leaving these types of elements on in their homes, especially when they are not at home. The community is also invited to report any emergency to line 123 of the National Police, since traditional line 119 has suffered damage.
«It is recommended that the entire community be very careful when lighting any type of candle inside their homes, make sure that they are not adjacent to fans, curtains, stoves or any other element that could generate an emergency and above all something very important “If they are going to leave their homes, they must be turned off in their entirety,” Pineda emphasized.
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