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The outbreak, according to what people in Fontibón told Pulzo, occurred around noon this Thursday and was so powerful that several people went out to observe what was happening, as the smoke that came from a power pole alarmed them.
“Smoke was coming up from up there, and then we saw flames hit the trees. The fear is that there are several houses near those sticks”Commented an inhabitant of the sector.
The Police were alerted to the situation and a fire engine was present at the scene in a matter of minutes, and That timely reaction prevented the flames from spreading through the place.
The images show that the fire was controlled in time and that a tragedy was avoided, but in the neighborhood they still comment on the scare they took and the outbreak that made several people run from their homes.
“What happened was that the cables apparently touched between the branches of those trees, and that caused a short circuit,” said a witness.
A woman, a resident of the town who is now under strict quarantine, told this media that eThe day before, another emergency had occurred at the same site, due to a van passing through and carrying tangled television signal cables.
“We were left without signal and without Internet, and we called the company but no one has come to collect those cables that are hanging there,” he said.
Firefighters controlled another fire in a house in Fontibón
Firefighters Bogotá also reported a fire in a building in Fontibón (Calle 22G with Carrera 96I), on Wednesday night, and said that, fortunately, control was achieved without the affected persons reporting.
🔥🚨 We controlled a fire inside a building located on Calle 22G with Carrera 96I.
No injured people are reported 🚧
– Firefighters of Bogotá (@BomberosBogota) January 14, 2021
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