Scare and hundreds evacuated in the mall Mendoza Plaza for a fire

A fire inside Mendoza Plaza Shopping generated panic this afternoon when thousands of people enjoyed the holiday by Santo Patron Santiago . The principle of fire occurred in the supermarket See, but an intense smoke fell on the entire complex, forcing it to to be expelled immediately.

The flames originated around the age of 18 in the area of ​​ deli del Vea, located on the ground floor of the mall, which alerted 5,000 people who were this afternoon at Shopping . From the management of the trip, they told Los Andes that the protocol worked well and that the situation did not go to a higher level.

Before the fire alarm, the corresponding preventive measures were taken and the shopping center was completely evacuated from Guaymallén, one of the most chosen sites by the families for this feast of July 25th.

After a call to 911, personnel of Firefighters arrived quickly on the site to extinguish the fire and perform the tasks of cooling of so that he came back calm in the interior.

A group of friends who were in the Shopping said Los Andes that they had paid for their coffee in a food court, but that they could not withdraw it because the expulsion quickly that was ordered to protect people, a situation that was repeated among other stores and in movie theaters.

Therefore, the east and west entrances of the mall were full of people, always puzzled the unexpected situation in which he lived.

It was also interrupted the transit in the tunnel that runs through the East Access to reach the Shopping car park, which is close to the supermarket where the 39; fire is produced, to prevent collapse in place.

After controlling the fire principle, the manager of Mendoza Plaza Shopping, Andrés Zavattieri told this newspaper that there was only one wounded, who had suffered a blow at the time of the evacuation, but that the situation "He has been controlled " around 19.30

" One day as today, on average, about 18,000 people attend the Mendoza Plaza Shopping, "said the director, who pointed out evacuation duties in motion

Mendoza Plaza will reopen tomorrow in normal and normal hours.

– MendozaPlazaShopping (@MendozaShopping) On July 25, 2018

Zavattieri also said that the commercial complex will be closed in what remains of this Wednesday, except Neverland ] and the restaurants of Distrito Shopping Food located outside the western sector, which will function normally

Meanwhile, the activities of tomorrow will resume in the Mendoza Plaza shopping center as a business. ; usual.