Even the base hospital had to be transferred Mabel Ortega, owner and only inhabitant of the Housing that this Sunday’s night was reduced to debris in Valdivia.
The woman, approximately 74, was burned on her face, arms and airways, since – apparently – tried to put out the fire to save her home.
When the incident was just starting, Renato Quezada, a young man who works in an entertainment store that is scarce, passed out of the house and observed that there was smoke and fire, so he decided to enter.
First he tried to open the gate, even kicks, but since he failed to jump the fence. Then, With other people, they had to get the woman in arms, passing on the fence.
Upon entering, Quezada observed the fire in the middle of the room and believed that it could have originated from the inflammation of some wood heater.
The total destruction of the house and the state of the owner
Meanwhile, the captain of the sixth fire company, Pedro Parra, confirmed that the house of a floor, located on Avenida France 311, between Errázuriz and René Schneider, It was completely destroyed.
“The rapid firefighters response avoided propagation (other homes) at the time”he said.
According to information delivered by relatives of the older adult, in the same land where the incident occurred, 3 brothers live, each in their respective real estate.
In addition, they mentioned that Mabel Ortega had been visited by a granddaughter, who had retired from the house approximately 10 minutes before the emergence.
Due to the seriousness of their wounds, The woman remains admitted to the Valdivia Base Hospital.
