Firefighters volunteers fought a fire that affected a supermarket in Temuco, La Araucanía region, early Monday morning, which would have as its genesis u n attempted robbery by unknown persons.
Attempted robberyIt would have generated a fire that in the early hours of this Monday affected the premises of the Superoferta supermarket on Avenida Barros Arana with Balmaceda in Temuco, La Araucanía region.
After 04:30 a.m., the use of flame-cutting equipment to try to rob the aforementioned business premises in the sector that adjoins the railway generated the incident, according to The captain of the Temuco Fire Department, Christian Mellado, explained at the scene, who arrived in command of fifty volunteers who in 10 units responded to a first fire alarm.
The use of the aforementioned equipment , generated sparks that led to the combustion of glass wool which is used as insulation, which caused the fire to concentrate in the attic of the commercial premises.
The work of the Firefighters volunteers, supported by the articulated arm to charge of the Seventh Company, made it possible to quickly control the emergency and prevent the spread of fire.