Cuenca's fire-extinguishers

A-year-old girl of age, Sofía Isabel Mejía, died in a fire happened yesterday night in the historical center of Cuenca. The scourge, which initiated at 18:45, consumed a housing of three plants located in the streets Baltazara of 'Pause' sign and Michael Vélez.

 The menor was in the last plant of the building together with his brother 5-year-old Cristian Mejía, who managed to be rescued in time by David Vásquez and Henry Alemán, who were circulating along the sector and they listened to the shouts of the mother of the minors who was alerting that they were between the flames.

 " We it rescue the child in time, but the smoke and the fire prevented us from entering again and the girl died burned ", told Vásquez

Oswaldo Ramirez, chief of the firemen, said that there is presumed that the fire initiated in a metal workshop mechanics located in the low part of the house, where they were finding machineries of wheel, weld, fats, oils, inflammable products, which he prevented it from could to control with facility.

 The labors to suffocate the flames, which destroyed in its entirety the housing, were late two hours and a half, there was needed the help of a hundred of firemen, seven tankers, a car stairs, three units of rescue, four firemen's ambulances and Red Cross