And strong fire In the camp Lindavistalocated on Collector Calle 13 and National Polytechnic Institute Avenuein the colony Lindavista of the Mayor’s Office Gustavo A. Maderomobilized several emergency teams.
What originated the fire in Lindavista?
He sinister originated within the settlementmade up of improvised homes built with Highly flammable materials as asbestos sheets, fiberglass and leaf Metal Due to these conditions, the llamas They spread rapidly, consuming approximately half of the property.
He fuego reached one height up to 10 meters, and the smoke column It was visible from several points of the North zone of the capital. The station of Lindavista subwayadjacent to the camp, had to close momentarily due to the magnitude of the emergency.
Before the arrival of the bodies of emergencyneighbors and inhabitants of the camp tried to contain the flames with buckets of aguain an effort to prevent the fuego It extended to more improvised homes.
Some residents were not at the site at the time of fire and were alerted by their neighbors.
“I was in Montevideo when they told me and came running. I already saw my son, I think they should be well,” said Edmundo Bolaños, affected by the fire
It is estimated that around 50 homes were consumed by fire. In this camp they live More than 300 families.
“For us it is a normal life like that, and it is the risk of being like that, and I don’t know where it started,” said Edmundo Bolaños
Elements of the heroic fire body of several stations, together with paramedics and rescuers of the Wepersonnel of the Gustavo A. Madero Mayor’s Office and of the Secretariat of Integral Risk Management and Civil Protection of the capital government, participated in the control work and extinct.
Likewise, elements of the Ministry of Citizen Security cordoned off the area, while members of the National guard They were also present to take knowledge of the facts.
How long did the fire last in Lindavista?
The conflagration was controlled After an hour and a half. The inhabitants themselves collaborated with the emergency bodiesremoving calcined sheets to allow access to active fire spotlights.
Authorities of the Prosecutor General of Justice of Mexico City They went to the place to collect information that will be integrated into the folder of investigation corresponding.
During the emergency Only two were reported Nervous cordsboth served in the place. There were no injured people.
AIHC
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