According to 112, the fire apparently got out of control during an agricultural burn
An 81-year-old man died this Tuesday from the serious burns he suffered when, “apparently, an agricultural burning that he was carrying out, in the area of Collado de La Riscala, in the municipality of Calasparra, has gotten out of control,” according to reports. 112. The fire, which was put out by firefighters from the Murcia Region Fire Extinction and Rescue Consortium, affected 0.2 hectares of agricultural land.
112 received calls reporting the fire at 10:04 a.m. and explaining that there was a person injured by burns at the scene. One of the forest surveillance booths, who could see the column of smoke, confirmed the existence of the fire. The caller indicated that, at the scene, there was a person injured by burns. The area’s environmental agent, firefighters from the CEIS, ambulances with health personnel from the 061 Emergency Management and Sanitary Emergencies and patrols from the Local Police and Civil Guard were mobilized to the place.
Despite the efforts of the toilets, the wounded man died before he could be transferred to a hospital. For their part, firefighters put out the fire, which affected 2,300 square meters of abandoned crops and was considered extinguished at 11:46 am.
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