Fire Destroys Three
Houses
Once again barrio Los
Ángeles on the southwest
side of San José has
become the scene of a
major fire, this time
three houses were
completely destroyed
that included a textile
distributor, part of the
cable system of a Fuerza
y Luz (light and power)
substation and an
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE)
cellular tower.
The fire broke out
shortly after 9:00am
Saturday, starting in
the textile shop known
as La Cubana, according
to preliminary findings
of the Bomberos
(firefighters).
The concentration of
chemicals and textiles
on the premises caused
the fire to be intense
and spread rapidly to
the adjoining buidlings.
Fortunately there were
no injuries or
fatalities reported.
Residents scurried to
take out what they could
before the fire consumed
everything, some did,
others didn't have a
chance.
The damage to the ICE
tower affected coverage
for a 4 kilometre
radius. The Fuerza y Luz
was forced to cut power
to the underground
substation.
Some 30 firefighters
were on the scene to
combat the fire. And
like in many cases the
lack of water in the
fire hydrants caused a
major headache for the
firefighters, as it took
more than 40 minutes to
get the blaze under
control.
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