25 residents rehoused in the Sa Coma sports center after a fire in a garage

Sa ComaA total of 25 people have been temporarily rehoused in the Sa Coma municipal sports center following a fire that broke out this Saturday in an underground parking garage of an apartment complex in the municipality of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar. According to the Mallorca Fire Department, the affected residents will not be able to return to their homes for another four or five days. The fire started around 7:30 a.m. in the garage of one of the two buildings in the residential complex located on Carrer del Ficus. Due to the rapid spread of smoke, emergency services preemptively evacuated about 40 apartments in the affected building, while residents of the other building, with about 30 apartments, remained inside their homes. The Emergency Medical Service set up a field hospital in front of the complex and treated 23 people for smoke inhalation. Of these, 19 were treated at the scene and four were taken to Manacor Hospital with minor injuries. The head of the Mallorca Fire Department, Xisco Bonnín, explained that the vehicle involved in the fire was completely destroyed and that smoke quickly filled the building, forcing its urgent evacuation. Local police officers from Sant Llorenç and Manacor participated in the evacuation; five of them also required treatment for smoke inhalation, all with minor effects. Around 9:30 a.m., the fire was brought under control and shortly thereafter extinguished, although firefighters continued ventilating the garage and the affected building. Throughout the afternoon, some residents were able to return to their homes, while others were taken in by relatives or relocated to the Sa Coma municipal sports center.