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Firefighters rescued two women from the collapse of a house in Los Barreros (04/05/2011)

Effective fire department of the City of Cartagena coy last night with two women, a mother of 70 years, and the daughter of 40, which were half buried by the collapse of the roof of his house on Calle Camino Viejo de Pozo Estrecho , Los Barreros.

The one-story house had been renovated recently.

The vault roof was composed of concrete and prestressed concrete beams, which apparently could not withstand the weight of the thick layer that was covered from Málaga, soaked with water from recent rains.

The crash affected only the living room, which was where the victims were about 22.20 hours, when the accident occurred.

People at the scene, firefighters found the victims partially covered with debris with symptoms of pain and members of the local police and responding to them in the first instance.

Firefighters had to manually remove debris, beams, slabs and pieces of other elements that blocked access to the victims.

The women were evacuated by the medical services at the scene.

The minor daughter had left on their own feet, while the mother was removed on a stretcher.

After the evacuation, the house was sealed.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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