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Atacadão reported that the firefighting equipment was tested the day before the fire that destroyed the unit from Avenida Duque de Caxias, on Sunday (13), in Campo Grande.
In a note, the press office of the wholesale chain reinforces that “all the documentation of the store, as well as the equipment, were up to date, in accordance with the legislation.”
Specialist heard by the report of the Midiamax newspaper They evaluated images that show the beginning of the fight against the flames and indicated that there was a failure “I just don’t know if technical or human.”
In case the equipment has been tested the day before the fire in Atacadão, the suspicion falls on human error. According to the specialist, who is an entrepreneur in the field of training brigade members for companies, the video shows a brigadier with weak water coming out of the hose, without pressure. This happened, according to him, because the booster pump was not activated. There is a button next to the fire hydrant to activate the pressure, but “some brigadier could not activate this buttonhole, even due to nervousness, or it was defective.”
Asked about the number of brigadiers available at the time of the fire, Atacadão’s warning was limited to informing that “at the time of the fire, the store had brigadiers, who acted immediately to handle the situation.”
Regarding when the last training or simulation was carried out to keep the brigade team prepared for such a situation, the company reported only that “the brigade team receives periodic training.”
The police will analyze the security cameras.
The delegate responsible for the fire investigations, Bruno Urban, reported this Tuesday morning (15) that he will request the images from the security cameras. In this way, it will be possible to analyze suspicious attitudes that can help clarify the case. “We are not going to ask just the filming, but the entire recording team, we will analyze the behavior of some people in the market, if there is suspicious behavior on the part of any citizen within the unit.”
Forensics have not yet explored the entire area, as there are hot spots, small explosions and a risk of collapse. For this reason, Civil Police teams enter gradually, as firefighters are allowing access to some parts.
In a statement to the press, the delegate did not rule out any hypotheses. “We cannot rule out an accident such as a short circuit or arson,” he said.
The tragedy could have been avoided
Then, in the opinion of the specialist in business brigades, the tragedy could have been mitigated, if the initial action of the brigades had been effective. “According to the images, there was only one line of fire in the gondola. The possibility of having put out the fire there was great if everything had started correctly. So, I wouldn’t have taken that proportion, ”he says.
“I saw that Atacadão reported that some brigadistas were in charge of the evacuation of the place and they did it very well, since there were no injuries. However, the team must be prepared to do both. [evacuar e combater as chamas] simultaneously, “he concluded.
