The Valencia fire chief, Enrique Chisbert, confirmed this morning that the damaged two-tower building in the Campanar neighborhood is “safe” and that there is no “risk of collapse.” He has indicated that they are now monitoring the status of the entire facility to avoid the risk that there may be an outbreak, but that they have already accessed all the homes and that they do not anticipate “finding any more victims.”
The head of the firefighters, who did not want to give more details about the deceased due to the secrecy of the summary, has indicated that the behavior of the fire “has been seen all over the world”, which spread “throughout the entire envelope of the building with a lot of security”. Regarding the instructions given to the neighbors, he assures that it was cleared as quickly as possible and that the homes that had difficult access to common areas “we always recommend that they stay in their homes until we control the fire.”
Chisbert explained that the protocol that the firefighters have is for neighbors to stay in their homes – “they are the safest place if the building guarantees sectarian conditions” – when there is a risk of an evacuation complicated by the existence of a lot of people. smoke. “Otherwise, it can be a disorderly evacuation that can cause multiple casualties.”
Finally, he added that the “fellow firefighters risked their lives beyond their means.” Chisbert has indicated that they have no data on the dead animals.
