a fire Malatesta Roomhad a hard time in Santiago One hundred people will be evacuated this Sunday around one o’clock in the morning Those on site were on site enjoying the performance of the last of three musical groups planned for Saturday night. Fortunately, although a dense smoke cloud formed in the building, there were no injuries nor any significant property damage.
As noted Galicia Post, The fire belongs to the Prensa Ibérica group, which owns the business located on San Lourenzo Street. Power supply of one of the LED lines on the suspended ceiling that spans the entire room. He points out that no flame was observed, but due to the overheating of this electrical panel, a large amount of smoke suddenly spread throughout the building, which forced evacuation. It is estimated that he was in the room at that time. about a hundred peopleStaff and some guests were among the 80 tickets sold for the concerts. Realizing the incident, the door staff of the nightlife venue discharged the fire extinguisher to the point on the ceiling where the smoke was most emitted.
Agents from the Malatesta Court immediately went to the site. National Police Agency, National PoliceEmergency services of 061 and Santiago Fire Brigadebegan to locate the heat source. this was in that suspended ceilingSound insulation blankets are mounted on it, as well as wiring of LED lines. One of the feed points of these lines is where the event may occur. overheating This caused a fire. Although firefighters did ventilation work in the building to evacuate the dense smoke, they did not need to extinguish the flames.
The Santiago Fire Department’s version matches that of the establishment’s owner. The fire department received the service park 12:41 A report from 112A warning was made that there was a fire in the lighting source in the Malatesta Room. A team consisting of six firefighters with a sergeant. Officers entered the scene respiratory equipment Due to heavy smoke.
When they got in, they did a check. Thermal Camera After the room is evacuated by those in charge, there was no one left inside. The same equipment also allowed them to locate them. main heat sourceIt affected the electrical wiring of part of the room.
Although the fire had already been extinguished by the facility’s personnel, they continued to extinguish the affected debris and then ventilate the facility. The service ended at: 02.07 hours.