A man was arrested for setting fire to a Chinese store in Aljustrel. Firefighter and GNR injured. The Beja Fire Department's self-ladder should have been used to evacuate residents, but it is inoperative.
A man of 45 years was arrested after, this Saturday, have burned down a Chinese goods store, in Aljustrel, no Beja district.
The fire that detained, Portuguese nationality, is suspected of having set fire to the Chinese store, for reasons still unknown, consumed this space and also the adjoining commercial establishment, still affecting a first floor of housing. A firefighter fighting the flames and a GNR soldier were injured by smoke inhalation..
The warning was given about the 10.20 hours to the street 5 October, the main artery of Aljustrel, that connects Odemira to Beja. Para o local, They were mobilized 60 operational and 24 vehicles from various corporations. The individual was arrested by the GNR for arson.
Has learned the Lidador News (LN), the fact that the self-ladder of the Volunteer Firefighters of Beja was inoperative, made it impossible to evacuate six families who live above one of the affected stores, and they couldn't get out of the stairs, since they were blocked.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
