Rosario and Juan Antonio, the octogenarians who died in a fireplace in Las Ventas: “They had been very impartial”


The 85-year-old couple lived alone on a fifth ground, the place they’ve been discovered lifeless The firefighters have rescued the our bodies from the façade with a scale and have extinguished the flames The National Police is investigating what occurred: a number of residents have revealed movies on social networks in those that see the magnitude of the accident

Rosario and Juan Antonio had been 85 years outdated. “They had been collectively all their lives. It was a married couple that cherished one another very a lot. They had been seen within the neighborhood, the place nearly all of them are aged. They had been very effectively and had been very impartial. Sometimes a girl got here to assist them with their homework. Their youngsters lived out”, says a neighbor, stunned by the information.

The National Police is now investigating the origin of the hearth, which began round seven within the morning, on the fifth ground of a seven-story constructing.

When the firefighters arrived on the scene, the flames devoured the inside of the home. The column of smoke might be seen from completely different factors of the capital, leaving by the terrace.

Some residents have revealed movies on social networks wherein the magnitude of the incident could be seen.

Helped with a ladder, the firefighters have rescued the our bodies from the façade after which extinguished the hearth, which had unfold inside. It has not been essential to evacuate the constructing they usually have requested the neighbors to remain inside their homes, with the home windows closed.

Sanitary employees from Samur-Civil Protection have solely been capable of verify each deaths. After the elimination of the corpses, the our bodies have been transferred to the forensic anatomical institute the place they’re going to carry out an post-mortem to make clear the circumstances wherein they died.