A technical study by fire specialists the Scientific Policeto which he has had exclusive access Levante-EMVhas determined that a refrigerant gas leak of the refrigerator on the 86th floor of the building in the Valencian neighborhood of Campanar led to the start of the fire last February, in which they died ten people.
According to the researchers, they were working with the hypothesis that a small leak in the pipes channeling that refrigerant gas, he isobutanocould turn on any spark or by the static electricity of the device, since it is very flammable.
The evidence
After analyzing for weeks stagethe Scientific Police technicians have concluded that the fire originated in the back of the refrigerator, but they have not detected no electrical anomalyso they rule out short circuits and malfunctions, and suspect a lack of ventilation.
They have also explained that It is normal the accumulation of dust and lint behind refrigeratorswhich is deposited on the condenser grid and It is not cleaned frequently due to its difficult access.. All of this, added to the lack of ventilationthey created the ideal conditions for a fire.
rapid expansion of fire
Apparently, the fire spread through the kitchen and jumped outside when the glass of the terrace window burst due to the high temperatures, where he fed on the elements that were on the balcony (tables and chairs), like the strong ones streaks up to 60 km/hour of wind from the West.
These circumstances, also linked to the type of façade, without protection against the wind and which generated some controversy on social networks, caused the rapid expansion of firewhich destroyed a large number of homes in a few hours and caused temperatures of up to 1,000 degrees.
New reality
About the property, completely burned, it should be noted that a detailed decision has not yet been made. What’s more, there are owners who wait his rehabilitation. In AS Diary talk later with Belinda, a survivorand we knew first hand the suffering of all these families.
In turn, those affected will be able to continue residing for another three months in the public housing building that the City Council offered them as soon as the event became known, since the council has granted a extension so that those affected by the Campanar fire continue residingif they wish, in the municipal housing of the neighborhood of Safranar.
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