(Exclusive) Beja: Recluse pulls fire disciplinary cell and is badly injured.
An inmate of the Prison Establishment Regional (EPR) Beja was yesterday seriously injured, within the disciplinary cell, after setting fire to the mattress and blankets.
R. D., 35 year old, from São Bartolomeu de Messines, Silves, who is serving for drug trafficking, He suffered severe burns all over the glass, being evacuated in a helicopter INEM, for a Burns Unit of a hospital in Port.
The victim was transported to 18,15 hours Emergency Service of the Hospital de Beja in an ambulance INEM (pictured outside the hospital) for a Airbase 11, where the aircraft was parked.
The case happened shortly after 14,00 hours when one of the guards realized that skirt smoke disciplinary cell and opening the door the place was on fire.
Has learned the Lidador News (LN) only the third attempt is that the prison guard has managed to remove the individual from the cell. Then with the help of other guards and chain emergency services, existing fire extinguishers in the zone, They managed to quell the fire.
When it was possible to determine, the guard who intervened in the incident did not use any safety equipment, including face mask, since the same will be closed in a prison site, that they do not have access, unordered director.
Firefighters Beja Volunteers (BVB) They have been in RPE, having transported the prisoner to the Emergency Department of Beja Hospital. Subsequently, to ensure safety to visitors, a team of BVB made the ventilation of the room.
R.D. He was serving a disciplinary punishment after being found hashish acorns in the ward that shares with other inmates and how one "if chibou", as it says in the prison population language, everyone will meet this penalty.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
