Fire in La Boca: three people were treated for smoke inhalation and trauma

The fire started on Tuesday morning when City Firefighters personnel came to put out the flames on the ground floor and one floor of the aforementioned property located at 300 Puerto Palo Street.

“Firefighters worked on three fronts on Antonio Zolezzi, Palos and Pinzón streets, along with air support.”police sources reported.

For the case, three people, two men and a minor, were transferred by SAME to the Argerich hospital.

One of the injured suffered trauma when he fell from a ladder while the evacuation of thirty people was taking place, while the other two were affected by smoke inhalation.

Staff of the Neighborhood Police Station 4 C of the City Police He collaborated in the area to facilitate the work of the Fire Department.

In October, there were already three fires in La Boca

In the month of October, there were three fires in tenements in the La Boca neighborhood, in Buenos Airesleaving a tragic balance and affecting several people. On October 16, a fire in a tenement at the intersection of Suarez and Irala resulted in the death of a man and the transfer of a woman to the Argerich hospital due to severe burns and carbon monoxide inhalation. According to neighbors, the fire started in the house where the fatal victim was, a man who had recently arrived from Paraguay to visit his brother.

This fire occurred just two weeks after another incident in The Mouthon September 28, in a tenement on the street Magellan. Then, More than 50 people were evacuated, 17 of them received medical attention at the scene and another 11 were taken to hospitals for smoke and carbon monoxide inhalation.. He fire completely destroyed the property, and firefighters continued with cooling and expertise tasks.