The fire started in the attic chimney on Sunday five houses in urbanization argue with them Pantikosa’s. Firefighters from several parks in the province battled for hours against the flames, trying to prevent them from spreading through the four blocks enclosed. Around twenty flats and duplexesHe was believed to be under control till late in the night. material damage is enormous and the Civil Guard had to Evict 40 people insideBut no one was hurt.
The fire started around 7 in the evening., As the mayor of Penticosa pointed out, Jesus Maria UrizIt started with the chimney. “You could even see flames coming out of there earlier,” he added. At first, a fire department arrived from Sabinanigo, but given the seriousness of the fire, the other parks of the Provincial Fire and Rescue Service (SPICE) of the Diputación de Huesca were notified. “Firefighters have come from half the province,” he told the organization. starting They couldn’t find a fire hydrant buried in snow and iceAnd there were also difficulties with accessing the autoscale.
The flames quickly spread below deck., despite widespread deployment, which above all focused its efforts on avoiding expansion into rest houses. ,The roof is made of wood and burns very quickly. The first crew of firefighters have arrived but reinforcements have had to be called insaid the mayor.
The Civil Guard finally confirmed it Five houses were affected. Although the four buildings that are attached to that area of urbanization are in the highest part and are isolated from the rest, They have the appearance of single-family houses, they are blocks with two floors and penthouses. With about twenty properties, the mayor said.
Many onlookers came there, but The Civil Guard, which displaced three patrols, cordoned off the area and blocked access. Fortunately, when the fire broke out, the wind was not blowing, A neighbor said, “If it had happened on a Saturday, it could have been more severe because there was a lot of wind.”
The fire left the entire conurbation and the nearby town of El Puyo de Jaca without power, with maximum occupancy over the weekend. Although Agualas is usually very lonely, as are almost all other homes, this weekend several owners came, as did holiday weekend In Zaragoza, more tourist apartments were also filled.
beware of chimneys
Provincial Fire and Rescue Service of the Deputy Earlier this winter it called on homeowners with chimneys to get them checked and tuned. In 2021, Spice carried out approximately 60 interventions for fires caused by this cause, small fire to big fire Like the one who burned down six apartments in Campo.
funny while the houses were burning argue with themThe city council had to go to take out two garbage containers that were burnt due to some Ashes were thrown which were not properly extinguished.
