The residents of sector 3, block H of Residenciales Jerusalén in Ciudad Peronia, zone 8 of Villa Nueva, do not believe what happened to a mother and her two children, ages 3 and 10, because the humble house in which they lived was set on fire. in flames last Monday night, an accident that resulted in the death of one of the little ones, who died charred.
“Thank God we are alive, because the fire originated in the neighbor’s house and we don’t know the causes, we don’t know what happened. She -the neighbor- was inside with her children and it could be seen that they could not get out because the door had a double key, “said David Pérez, a neighbor who supported the rescue efforts and whose house was also affected by the fire .
He added that no one knows why the family was locked up.but she remembers that before the accident she heard an argument between her neighbor and her husband.
“Her husband was not there, I don’t know if he came out or not (…) I only heard that they half had an argument there,” pointed out Pérez, who remembers that to rescue the survivors they had to demolish ceilings and walls, which they achieved with the support of the relief forces that arrived at the scene.
Rescuers reported that he died charred at the scene of the accident. Emanuel García, 10, while his sister, Kimberly García, 3, and their mother, Sonia García Flores, 34, suffered serious burns.
Long wait
The anguish of little Emanuel’s family seems to be going uphill, Well, according to his account, they must wait between 20 and 30 days for the delivery of the body by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif), due to the state in which the body was left.
Inacif for its part reported that they are trying to expedite the process so that the time is less.
“I want it here, I want it here”, said the child’s grandmother when she found out how long they must wait to do the DNA tests on the child’s body.
in a delicate state
Ricardo Menéndez, head of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Roosevelt Hospital, He pointed out that little Kimberly suffered second and third degree burns on 50 percent of her body; In addition, she pointed out that she inhaled hot smoke that caused damage to her trachea, for which it was necessary to intubate her.
“The girl was received in the Pediatric shock area presenting more or less second and third degree burns on 50% of her body. and she had signs of airway obstruction (trachea), so the doctors on duty considered hot smoke inhalation into the respiratory tract, which they corroborated when she was intubated,” added Menéndez.
leave a void
Emanuel studied at the Mixed Rural Official School Jerusalem 824, located in the Colonia Jerusalén Ciudad Peronia.
On the school gate there is a sign with a black ribbon that laments the tragedy.
In fifth “C” 37 children received classes, among them Emanuel, but now there is an empty chair in the classroom. Daniel, 12, shared a desk with Emanuel, whom he remembers as one of his best friends.
Emanuel’s teacher also remembers him like a smiling child collaborator and who wanted to be the best student in the class.