He thought to light a candle in a power outage, but that was a stick of dynamite

A Connecticut woman was seriously injured when, during a power outage, she lit a stick of dynamite that she thought was a candle., and now he is suing his former owner for the accident.

Karina Gutiérrez, a mother of two, started looking for candles at home after electrical storms interrupted the power supply from his neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 6, 2018.

He found what he thought was a candle in the basement lit quickly. he exploded, wounding his face and hands, as detailed in the lawsuit against Oscar Aguirre, former owner of the house located at Lindley Street.

The 30-year-old girl lived on the property with her husband and two children.
One of her children called 911 and they took her to the hospital. Her children and her husband were at home, but no one else was hurt.

When the electricity was cut off, the woman, Gutiérrez He first went to a store hoping to buy emergency lighting, but this one was closed.

Gutiérrez, who was treated at Bridgeport Hospital before being transferred to Yale-New Haven Hospital, for exampleHe lost part of his left hand, injured his right eye, and sustained permanent scars on his face, chest, and arms., was detailed in the trial.

"The wounds and losses of Gutiérrezwere directly caused by the intentional and irresponsible behavior of the accused, who was aware of the existence of the explosive device but did not remove it from the basement at the time of the sale of the property deliberately without regard to the safety of the plaintiffs, "says the complaint.

"It's a terrible tragedy for this family," said Paul Ganim, Gutiérrez's lawyer, and her husband, Abidias Martínez, at local news.

"We are thankful, although the mother was tragically injured, that the young children were not injured. I pledged to take all legal steps to properly compensate this family for its horrific loss, "he added.

You will have to undergo continuous medical treatment and incur significant medical expenses.

Authorities say no charges will be laid because the family says they do not know that there was illegal explosives in his house.

The firefighters, meanwhile, explained that they had then called the anti-bomb team after learning that there was a second explosive, which the authorities had detonated elsewhere after evacuating them. locals.

"Something we can learn is that people should be ready in case of power failure, they should have flashlights, glow sticks, etc., to be able to cope with lack of energy for several hours "said Richard Thode, Fire Chief of Bridgeport. Connecticut station.