They control a fire in Santa Marta that threatened to reach a luxury hotel in Taganga

On the night of Monday, March 25, a serious fire was reported in one of the hills of the emblematic tourist district of Taganga in Santa Marta (Magdalena) that threatened to reach one of the luxury hotels in that area.

However, there was a quick reaction from the firefighters of the Caribbean city that They managed to control the flames that affected part of the forest area of ​​the place, but without major consequences in the hotel sector.where there was some uncertainty due to the incident that occurred just at the beginning of the Easter break.

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“Emergency due to vegetation cover fire was attended to and controlled in the Taganga sector, on the way to Playa Grande. We give peace of mind about this emergency, which was completely controlled by our units that arrived at the conflagration and acted with specialized equipment to deal with this type of fire (sic),” they reported on their Facebook account.

He Secretary of Government of the capital of Magdalen, Camilo George, also gave a report of tranquility before the incident in that renowned bay.

“The protocols were activated due to fire in vegetation cover towards the Playa Grande hill, Taganga sector. The call is answered without any type of contingency other than the burning of a plant cover,” he noted in Semana magazine.

The public servant ruled out that the hotel complex that is in the vicinity of the place where the fire started had been affected, although He acknowledged that the flames caused some panic, but fortunately it did not escalate to a major emergency, they added in the aforementioned media.

In other news that occurred in the region, early Monday morning another serious traffic accident was also reported in which two people died and more than 30 were injured on the Montería-Riohacha road.

According to preliminary reports, an intermunicipal public transport bus had overturned. apparently due to a speedingleaving a devastating scene in its wake.

The balance so far is two people deceased and at least 35 injuredincluding five serious cases who required priority medical attention in nearby emergency centers. Among the fatalities is the unfortunate death of a under 5 years old and a woman, aggravating the tragedy.

The accident occurred at the roundabout known as La Piragua, where it is presumed that the driver’s recklessness that would have triggered the tragedy. The deputy commander of the Santa Marta Metropolitan Police, Colonel Jorge Andrés Bernalconfirmed that local authorities are carrying out an exhaustive investigation to clarify the facts and determine responsibilities.

According to statements from the senior officer, the accident would have been caused by a situation in which “the driver lost control of the vehicle, suffering a lateral rollover.” Given the magnitude of the event, a emergency operation with the active participation of Traffic and Fire personnel to provide assistance to those affected and control the situation in the accident area.

He crime laboratory of the Transit and Transportation section is also involved in the investigation, carrying out the necessary procedures to determine the exact causes of the incident and evaluate if there were other factors that contributed to the tragic outcome.

This painful event highlights the importance of maintaining security protocols rigors in public transport and the need for a road awareness responsibility on the part of all drivers to prevent tragedies of this nature in the future.