As reported this Sunday by the Bogota Fire Department, In the afternoon there was a fire in the Santo Domingo sector, in Carrera 75d with Calle 75 f Sur, in the town of Ciudad Bolívar.
Authorities indicated that nine homes were affected. and a 9-year-old boy with no vital signs was found at the scene.
Gerardo Martínez, commander of the Bogotá Fire Department, indicated that, “Unfortunately we have a fatality, it appears to be a minor, when firefighters did their secondary search procedure.”
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The National Police, the Ministry of Health and Codensa, activated their alerts and investigate the facts to find out the causes of the fire at this point in the capital, which left a minor as a fatality.
“At this time, the scene is handed over to the National Police for the respective tasks.. The Bogotá Fire Brigade Specialized Fire Investigation Group was also activated. to determine the origin and causes of the incident,” said the Bogota Fire Department.
Currently, according to latest reports, the situation is completely overcome. “Our fire investigation group is currently still investigating the origin and cause of this unfortunate ignition,” the commander of the Bogota Fire Department concluded.
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Forest fires
On the other hand, also the Bogota Fire Department attended a forest fire in an area adjacent to the Llano road, in the Usme sector.
“Firefighters from the Marichuela, Bellavista, Ferias and Puente Aranda stations, supported by the Specialized Forest Fire Group, control a forest fire at kilometer 0 of the road to the Llano. At the moment there is no report of affected people, ”the authorities reported. At the time they added that the affectation was controlled.
