Gamarra: Prosecutor’s office opened a case on the fact of a fire in a shopping center

Fire in Gamarra to be investigated Public service. This was announced by the specified institution at the opening of the preliminary investigation against those responsible for the fire that broke out the day before in the Golden Plaza gallery.

Provincial Criminal Prosecutor Edith Alicia Chamorro Bermudez, head of the First Provincial Criminal Directorate of the Second Corporate Criminal Prosecutor’s Office of La Victoria San Luis, initiated an ex officio investigation and also ordered that the proceedings be conducted with the PPP’s forensics department and with state security officers at the scene fire.

Fire It happened in a small shop on the fourth floor of a gallery located at Pasaje Agustín Gamarra 123, del Shopping Center Gamarra. About 50 people who were trapped at the scene were rescued in time by firefighters.

Forensic experts in charge of the state security department collected evidence of the fact, which was sealed for later analysis in laboratories.

Fire in Gamarra

The fire engulfed the Golden Plaza Gallery, located in the first block of Gamarra Passage. More than 15 units Fire brigade They arrived for emergency assistance, which began a few minutes after 13:00.

Fire Commander Luis Ponce told RPP Noticias that at first about 50 people were trapped on the roof of the gallery, but firefighters took them to safety a few minutes later.

For her part, Susana Saldanha, president of the business association Gamarra Peru, assured that no casualties were recorded in the fire, after vehemently denying that people were trapped in the damaged gallery.

This is not the first fire in Gamarra this year. On June 17, a similar incident occurred that affected a house near a shopping mall.

At least six fire departments were on site to deal with the emergency and prevent it from spreading to nearby buildings. There were no reports of casualties or deaths as the incident was quickly brought under control.

What should and shouldn’t we do in case of fire?

Osvaldo Burgos, commander of Magdalena Fire Company No. 36, pointed out to RPP Noticias that always, in any case, the first action that neighbors should take when a fire is discovered in their area is to call 1-1-6 immediately. corresponds to the Fire Alarm Center.

“When things like this happen, a lot of people say, ‘Call the firemen! This is a classic phrase. This “call” means nothing. What they need to do is use their mobile phone, not to shoot the fire, but to [efectivamente] dial the number of firefighters, ”he said.