2024-07-21 23:18:56
A volunteer firefighter from the Fifth Company of La Granja was stabbed in the chest by criminals at the exit of the barracks located in the same commune.
According to the background, The volunteer was attacked by two subjects, who tried to steal his belongings. However, the firefighter escaped and managed to reach the fire station.
In this regard and as reported by Mauricio Silva, Captain of the 5th Fire Company La Granja, San Ramón, La Pintana, The injured volunteer was stabbed in the left side at the level of the chest, But thanks to the quick attention of his colleagues, the victim is out of danger.
“In circumstances in which we find ourselves in activities related to the service in the Company, An injured firefighter arrives with a sharp penetrating wound to the left thorax“, said Mauricio Silva.
In addition, Captain Silva added that the volunteer firefighter was transferred to the Padre Hurtado Hospital out of vital risk.
“Fortunately, The stab wound did not penetrate any major organs, Therefore, he is out of danger,” reported the Fire Captain.
“We are in a complex area in the southern part of the Metropolitan Region. We have had incidents such as gate slamming and ballistic impacts inside the barracks.“, Silva lamented.