Artemiseña rescuer dies in building collapse in Old Havana

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2023-10-04 19:08:56

This morning, the General Directorate of Health of Havana reported the death of First Lieutenant Yoandra Suárez López, 40 years old, due to asphyxiation, suffocation and thoracoabdominal compression, due to the partial collapse of the building located at the intersection. of Lamparilla and Villegas streets.

First Lieutenant Yoandra Suárez López joined the Ministry of the Interior in June 2012 and during her time in the service she held different positions until 2015, when she was promoted to First Rescue Technician, a position she currently held. She was the only woman in the country who carried out this difficult and consecrated work.

Exemplary young man, member of the Party since 2013, an organization to which he still continued to contribute with his initiatives and personal example.

He held, among other recognitions, several decorations for Distinguished Service in the MININT, as well as the medal for 10 years of uninterrupted service in our institution and the medal for bravery during 2nd class service, awarded by the Council of State for his outstanding work. in the events at the Saratoga Hotel in May 2022.

Very loved and respected by everyone, she stood out for her affable, educational and exemplary character before her bosses and colleagues.

As clarified in an official statement by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Cuba, shortly after the collapse there was a second collapse of the building that surprised the firefighters working at the scene and caused Yoandra to be buried by the rubble, the same that the fighter Luis Alejandro Llerena Martínez, 23 years old, resides in Eastern Havana and has been working as a professional since 2022.

From the artemiseño We share the pain of the family and friends of Yoandra and Luis Alejandro. Both will live on in the memory of the National Rescue and Rescue Detachment of the Cuban Fire Department and the Ministry of the Interior.

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