A violence incident took place this Saturday afternoon in the Police Station 3 of the city of Santa Fewhen several detained women began a fire within the section for inmates. The incident occurred in the establishment located in Balcarce 1358in it Barrio Candiotiand was quickly controlled by the staff of the police station.
According to the initial reports, the fire broke out around 21, when arrested from the women’s transit area They set fire to blankets, apparently within the framework of an internal conflict between them. Although the first versions indicated that the fire was an act of protest, the reasons behind this fact are still being investigated by the authorities.
He fire brigade And the security forces immediately went to the place, although the fire had already been suffocated by the police officers agents before their arrival. He Smoke generated by the fire caused that four women They will break down and need medical care. Fortunately, its transfer to health centers was not necessary, since the emergency personnel managed to assist them in the same place.
On the other hand, the authorities identified three inmates as the alleged perpetrators of the fire. These women were provisionally charged while the investigation continues. The cause was labeled as “Igneo focus” and the actions were in charge of the Third section of the Regional Unit i.
The episode caused Transit alterations of the area, due to the presence of multiple emergency vehicles and police intervention. Despite the seriousness of the situation, there were no fatal victims or important structural damage in the establishment.
The event remains under investigation to clarify the reasons behind this incident and determine if there were other factors that contributed to the riot in the police station 3 of Santa Fe.
A similar fact was recorded on April 10 in the 15th Police Stationlocated on the corner of Sarmiento and Ameghino, in the city of Rosarioafter a group attempt to escape by the detainees. According to the authorities, an inmate managed to escape, while others caught fire mattresses, clothes and other objects As a form of protest. The offender was arrested days later.
The event began at noon when a cape withdrew one of the detainees for a transfer, which generated an avalanche of inmates who tried to reach the door to escape. At that time, one of the inmates assaulted a police officer and managed to escape from the place. It was identified as Matías Contrera.
In the midst of all the disorder, two inmates suffered burns when the mattresses on the dungeon turned on. Both were urgently transferred to Clemente Álvarez Emergency Hospital (Heca) To receive medical care, as confirmed by the commissioner Daniel AcostaChief of the Rosario Police.
All this operation included dozens of police officers, firefighters And a detainee in underpants, with his face visibly affected by the flames, coming out of passers -by and neighbors.
The incident also caused concern between students’ parents of the School No. 1,032located one block from the police station, who came to the establishment to withdraw their children due to the proximity of the event.
Despite the relevance that the fact took, from the Ministry of Security they clarified to the portal Rosario3 That, despite the riots, it was not a riot, but an attempt to escape that generated the violent protest inside the dungeon. In addition, it was stressed that the police station was overcrowdedby house 59 detainees in a space for only 16 people.
