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Six National Police officers saved the lives of several neighbors in a fire at a building in Murcia (14/05/2013)

One of the rescued victims was a woman of 93 years and reduced mobility that was moved in a wheelchair from a fifth floor by the stairs of the property

Six National Police agents have saved the lives of several residents in a fire in a building in Murcia.

Police patrols appeared at the place in just two minutes after the call was received notice in Room 091 of Murcia.

One of the rescued victims was a woman of 93 years and reduced mobility that was moved in a wheelchair from a fifth floor by the stairs of the building.

The events occurred at 14:00 hours today, when you have received a call in the Hall of 091 in which it warned that there was a fire in a block of buildings in the city center.

In just two minutes from the time of receipt of the notice six officers have come to the aid of people who were in the place.

Once there, they watched as the windows of one of the flats on the top floor out large flames outwards.

Rescued her up and moved several elderly

Given the obvious danger, the officers did not hesitate to enter into the building to evacuate all the people that could be found in their homes.

They decided to cordon off the area and evict the residents who were in the place.

The police, already inside the building, called each of the doors of buildings to alert occupants of the incident.

On your way up the stairs of the block, also had to attend to several neighbors, who were disoriented and in a serious state of nervousness, which had to be evacuated to the outside, often caught in arms and moving them by agents because of advanced age who had.

On the fifth floor of the block is located the owner of the apartment fire that officials informed that his wife and the mother of this, 72 and 93 years, respectively, had sought refuge in another apartment on the same floor.

The officers managed to locate them quickly and proceeded to move them through the property ladder.

For older women, the move was especially difficult, because their mobility was very small and had to be moved to the outside sitting in her wheelchair.

The police have carried out the intervention had to receive medical attention due to smoke inhalation suffered during his performance.

Source: Jefatura Superior de Policía. Foro: Tony López

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