A man dies while trying to quell a scrub fire

A man of 74 years of age, named R.Q.Q.G, has died as a result of the severe burns he suffered in the ninety percent of his body when he tried to control the fire which occurred in the hamlet of Zarcilla Palm on an agricultural area of 4,000 square meters of land with olive groves.

The wounded was taken to the hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca of Murcia, where he died. The incident occurred about 8.44 pm when the Emergency Telephone 1-1-2 received information that the area saw smoke. A sentry box forest confirmed the existence of fire in agricultural land and danger to forest land. The deceased tried to control the fire before emergency services arrived. The man was trapped in the middle of the flames, said the acting mayor, Francisco García, who along with council of Agriculture, Angelo Mecca, followed the outcome of the event and gave his condolences publicly. The mayor, Francisco Jodar, also expressed his condolences.
When the fire came from the Emergency Room staff of the municipality of Lorca and firefighters of the Consortium for Fire Fighting and Rescue Murcia Lorca based and environmental agents, who upon finding the injured man, called an ambulance.
The deceased lived with his son in a place near where the incident occurred. The news has caused great consternation among the residents of Palm Zarcilla where the family is well known among the neighbors. As for material damage, have burned 4,000 square meters of agricultural land.