A structural fire broke out during the early hours of Thursday, June 27, 2024 in a house located in the Chile neighborhood, in the municipality of La Estrella, in Antioquia, where the flames consumed a large part of the structure.
The incident generated alert in the local community, which contacted the authorities to report that flames and smoke took over the second floor of the house.
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According to the report from the public, the events occurred in a house where a woman identified as Paula Andrea Peláez lived, along with her 9-year-old son and her pet. The animal accompanied them for eight years, but the smoke from the fire ended up suffocating it.
This news caused a stir in the family and in the neighbours of the area, who knew the dog of this family, who is remembered with much affection by his owners and his loved ones; for this reason, his departure left a deep void, added to the pain of having lost everything.
The second floor of the house was completely destroyed; The belongings that Paula had in her house were completely lost, since the flames spread to every corner while the family tried to flee and their neighbors helped them communicate with the authorities.
The relief agencies arrived at the scene, accompanied by the Fire Department of the municipality of La Estrella, members of the mayor’s office and citizens who, voluntarily, came to provide their support to the affected family.
Local media also helped to publicize the case and even managed to contact Paula Andrea, who gave details of what happened. Although she claims that everything was very confusing, she indicated that The flames could have been caused by a candle that was left lit and fell onto one of the pieces of furniture.
Although this is just a hypothesis and the authorities are carrying out the respective investigation to determine the details of what happened in this house, the family hopes to receive support.
Until now, It is known that the relatives of those affected took them into a home so that they would not be left helpless.However, the authorities have launched a campaign to help those interested in providing some kind of assistance.
This was confirmed by the commander of La Estrella Firefighters, Captain Luis Alfonso Gómez Piedrahita, who made “a call for solidarity with this person who has just lost everything,” according to what was revealed by Hora 13 Noticias.
In light of this situation, Captain Carlos Muriel, deputy commander of La Estrella Fire Department, also spoke out, sending a message to “all businesses, all merchants and ordinary people who want to support this family.”
Likewise, the local media confirmed that Citizens who want to give some support to Paula Andrea and her son can call 3114207931a line enabled for members of the community and the country to demonstrate their solidarity.
This is not the only tragedy that has occurred in this part of the country, where rescue agencies have worked hard to ensure that citizens are not injured in the accidents that occur daily. One of the most recent occurred in the municipality of Ciudad Bolívar, a town located in the south of the country’s capital, where a man died after being electrocuted by high-tension cables, which were at a low height in the streets of the sector where he lived.
