Around 20 injured in the mascletà by a shell The people affected are not seriously injured and have been treated by the health services present in the square - The pyrotechnic device has exploded on the ground Around 20 people have been injured in today's mascletà in the Town Hall square by a casing and of these, at least four have had to be evacuated to health centers to be treated. The people affected have received initial assistance from the Red Cross medical services present at the scene and it seems that none of the injured have suffered serious injuries, although as we have mentioned previously, some of those affected, including a woman about 35 years old and a middle-aged man have left the Plaza del Ayuntamiento in an ambulance. Several of those affected have suffered anxiety attacks. As reported by municipal sources, the minor injuries suffered by the injured are in the lower extremities, specifically from the knee down. This is due to the fact that a casing has been fired from the fire enclosure and has exploded on the ground near the public located between the Post Office building, near Calle de las Barcas. Some seven medical assistance vehicles have moved to the area to transfer the injured. The place has been cordoned off by the National Police and the Local Police of Valencia. The Zaragozana pyrotechnics has been in charge of firing today, March 10, in which 90 kilos of gunpowder have been burned in just 5 minutes As municipal sources have just reported, an air casing apparently detonated with a delay, falling among the public and exploding upon reaching the ground. The latest data provided in this regard confirm that 21 injuries have been recorded, of which two have been injured with a reserved prognosis due to severe burns on the legs. The rest with burn injuries of varying degrees, mainly on the legs and arms. The injured have been transferred to the Hospital Clínica, La Fe and Peset Aleixandre; 5 by Red Cross ambulances and 6 in police patrols of the Local Police of Valencia. |
21 people injured by the explosion of an aerial casing of the mascletà Eleven of the victims have been transferred to hospitals after suffering burns and the Red Cross has treated 41 spectators, 20 of them due to fainting A total of 21 people have received medical attention, some of them suffering minor burns, due to the explosion of an air casing on the ground in the security zone of the mascletà, but close to the public in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento de Valencia. The events occurred this Friday after the first explosions of casings in the security zone near the Bello lottery administration, specifically at number 21 of the Town Hall Square (corner with Barcas). According to Red Cross sources, none of the injured have suffered serious burns. Official sources indicate that an air casing apparently detonated late, falling near the public and when it reached the ground it exploded. Eleven of the victims have been transferred to medical centers. Of the 16 people cared for by the Red Cross, 8 are men and another eight are women. In addition, volunteers from the humanitarian institution have provided assistance to another 21 people, 20 of them due to fainting, according to the same Red Cross sources. After receiving the notice of the explosion of the casing in the security zone, health workers, local police, national police and civil guards have urgently gone to the place to assist the victims. The Local Police of Valencia present in the square has recorded 21 injuries, "of which two have been injured with a reserved prognosis due to serious burns on the legs," as explained by Citizen Protection. The rest "has suffered injuries from burns of varying degrees on the legs and arms, mainly," according to sources from the Local Police. In addition to the five evacuated by Red Cross volunteers, the Valencia Local Police have transferred another six people to hospitals. The injuries that most of those attended to have suffered are minor burns and injuries from the impact of shrapnel (pieces of plastic from the casing) due to the fact that the explosion occurred at ground level in the security zone, but close to a group of spectators, according to sources from the Valencia City Council. The injured have been evacuated in ambulances and private cars to the Doctor Pesset, La Fe and Clínico hospitals, according to the same sources. Sergio Landete, 26, has told THE PROVINCES that, a few minutes after the mascletà began, a carcass fell near a group of people and caused several injuries, including a friend of his, Víctor, who suffered burns serious. The other people who were around him have received assistance in the same place of the events for minor injuries. Juan Parra, coordinator of the fireworks, explained that it was an accident caused by thunder that exploded among the public. According to the coordinator, there are no serious injuries and "most have suffered burns on their legs." The casing explosion caused damage to the door of a nearby building. |