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Fire in Home in Mirandela
In addition to the six confirmed dead, 24 wounded, of which five in serious condition were resulted. Three employees warned.
Six elderly died In the early hours of this Saturday, in a lar from the Holy House of Mercy of Mirandela, Following a fire.
According to the provider Adérito Gomes, the fire will have started in a “Anti-Eskaras Mattress”, In a room with three users, who eventually died. Three, due to the inhalation of smoke and breathing problems, could not resist.
In addition to the six confirmed dead, they also resulted 24 injuredof which five in serious conditionaccording to the mayor of Mirandela.
The fire took place at Lar Bom Samaritano, where 89 elderly people reside. Was confined only to quarto Where it launched, but the whole building was full of smoke.
Some users had to be transported to the hospitals From Mirandela, Macedo de Knights and Bragança, the provider told Lusa.
The fire launched around five in the morning And it was the three employees that were in the service that gave the alert.
The commander of local firefighters, Luís Carlos Soares, told the premature confirm the origin of the fire. It is a “Complex operation”, warned.
The elderly of Mirandela’s home of mercy are already being installed in other homes of the institutionthe municipality told Lusa.
Mayor Vítor Correia also stated that firemen of neighboring municipalities for the transport of the bedridden elderly.
The municipality is still providing support Psychological, logistical and feed the family members of the users, referring them to the victim support center, installed in the Inatel pavilion.
Elderly transfer operations occur near the home, where several articulated beds are aligned. Nearby there are several firefighters and some ambulances.
A Judicial police is the investigate the fire. According to the Bragança PSP District Command, the corporation took over the occurrence when it arrived, but once there were deaths and injured, the case was referred to the PJ and the prosecutor. The Judicial Police are in the home to collect evidence.
