A fire in a home in La Glorieta leaves one person seriously injured by smoke
Topics Local Police
Fifteen firefighters from the Jaén City Council have responded to a fire that broke out on the fourth floor of number 11 Ronda Astrónomo Aljayyani, in the La Glorieta neighbourhood. A man had to be rescued and was taken in a very serious condition to the hospital in Jaén.
The fire broke out at 7.30 hours this Monday, October 19, in a fourth-floor home at number 11 Ronda Astrónomo Aljayyani, in the La Glorieta neighborhood. Inside the building there were two men and a pet. The owner managed to get out on his own along with the animal, while the second person had to be rescued by the firefighters.
Evacuated to the hospital de Jaén
The rescued man was treated for smoke inhalation and evacuated in very serious condition by the emergency services to the hospital de Jaén. As a precaution, the apartment block was evacuated during the intervention.
15 members of the Servicio de Prevención, Extinción de Incendios y Salvamento (SPEIS) of the Ayuntamiento de Jaén took part in the operation, moving to the scene with three vehicles: a light pump, a heavy pump and a rescue van. Officers of the Policía Local and the Policía Nacional also intervened.
Possible origin in a candle
According to initial reports, the fire could have started when a candle fell onto a mattress and began to burn.
What the SPEIS is
The SPEIS is the municipal service responsible for prevention, firefighting and rescue at the Ayuntamiento de Jaén, the body that handles this type of emergency in the city.
Risk of smoke in a fire
People's exposure to a fire can cause very serious damage and even death, generally from smoke inhalation or from fainting due to poisoning and, afterwards, from serious burns, as explained by the encyclopedia Wikipedia. For a fire to start, three elements must coincide: fuel, oxygen and heat or activation energy, which is known as the fire triangle.