A terrifying fire broke out at the headquarters of the Peruvian Air Force located on Billinghurst Avenue, causing anxiety among military personnel and residents of the surrounding area.
The incident, whose origin is still unknown, was alerted by neighbors who transmitted videos and photographs of the flames emerging from a building located within the military complex.
They restricted access to streets
The fire quickly consumed a house built with wood and light coverage, as well as other rooms where, according to reports, the head of said garrison resides.
Members of the Peruvian Air Force quickly closed Billinghurst Avenue, preventing access to people unless they are part of the emergency units. Personnel and vehicles from the General Corps of Volunteer Firefighters of Peru arrived at the scene to quell the incident.
Hydrants had no water
The firefighters of Company 123, when installing their hoses from the firefighting vehicles in one of the hydrants, expressed their dismay since it was completely dry. Neighbors reported that in the area from 2 p.m. the supply of drinking water is cut off as part of the rationing of the EPS Tacna and that the majority is supplied through elevated tanks.
Firefighters quickly moved to other areas to extract the liquid element to extinguish the flames.
Support of municipal cisterns
Two tankers from the District Municipality of Pocollay and one from the Regional Government of Tacna arrived at the site. An hour later a tanker from the Provincial Municipality of Tacna did the same, which was harshly criticized by the people who were observing the incident.
After an arduous fight, firefighters managed to control the fire and put it out. For a few moments digging through the rubble, they continued to throw water as there were places where the flames threatened to flare up.
They investigate the causes of the accident
Police personnel also arrived to restore order and begin investigation proceedings to determine the cause of the disaster.
Personnel from the Disaster Risk Management area of the provincial commune of Tacna took photographs of the burned environments and the facilities to determine the safety conditions met by the establishment.
