Three sailors were killed and four others were injured in a fire on the Russian fishing vessel Sveaborg in the port of Las Palmas on Gran Canaria. The El Pais newspaper reports.
According to the newspaper, a fire broke out in the engine room of the trawler on Thursday, December 24, when it was at the dock for repairs. The cause of the fire is unknown. Nine fire trucks arrived at the scene to extinguish. During the extinguishing, the bodies of three dead sailors were found. Four more victims were hospitalized with combustion products poisoning. The identities of the victims and their citizenship have not yet been established.
The manager of the port of Las Palmas, Francisco Trujillo, said that the sailors would not be able to return to the ship until the police prepared a report of the incident. Rescuers will continue to work when all safety conditions are met.
On December 18, a fire broke out in the seven-story part-administrative, partly residential building of the Mosgorgeotrest. The fire was extinguished only after 3.5 hours. To eliminate the fire, over 170 personnel and 40 pieces of equipment were involved. More than a hundred people were evacuated from the building, there were no casualties or injuries.
