Yesterday, minutes before midnight, a fire occurred in a Christmas tree measuring more than four meters that was in the Congata sector, Uchumayo district, city of Arequipa.
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According to witnesses and the municipal authority, some children were playing with fireworks near the Christmas treepoor handling would have caused the structure to burn like a torch, to the surprise of the residents of the area.
The night watchmen of the Uchumayo district arrived at the scene to control the fire. However, they could do little or nothing to prevent the fire from leaving the tree in ashes.
According to the municipal authorities, they have managed to identify those responsible and They filed the complaint at the Congata police station. They have called on the parents of minors and citizens in general to control the handling of pyrotechnic devices.