A micro-fire caught fire in Peru: 17 dead, including four minors | Chronic

At least 17 people have died, including four children, and seven have been injured by the fire of an interprovincial bus at the Fiori terminal in the Peruvian district of San Martin de Porres, local authorities said Monday. .

"The dead were eight adult men, five women and four minors, and the wounded were transferred to the Jesus del Norte Clinic and Cayetano Heredia Hospital"he says Mario Casaretto, member of the General Corps of volunteer firefighters of Peru, quoted by the newspaper El Comercio.

The fire took place last night in a company Sajy Bus vehicle that was preparing to cover the Lima-Chiclayo, located about 800 km north of the Peruvian capital.

When I was about to leave, the bus "began to burn at the back, where the engine is"and "Soon, the flames covered the whole vehicle", according to the version of some witnesses to the local media.

"Most of the victims died on the first floor of the bus while they were trying to escape the fire." Only a few pbadengers were able to exit through the side windows and the second floor of the bus. the unit was completely burned. "reported the EFE news agency.

As for the wounded, Casaretto explained that "We have third degree burns and the rest were hospitalized by smoke inhalation".

"There are many versions and the only way to establish something real is to wait for investigations from the competent unit of the National Police", added the firefighter.

The authorities have still not found the bus driver whose cabin door was left open.