Fire in Montuïri in a Consell de Mallorca shed occupied since the beginning of the year

MontuïriSerious scare this morning in Montuïri. One of the two publicly owned small houses that the Consell de Mallorca has next to the Palma-Manacor road (Ma-15) and which, as it has become known today, had been occupied since the beginning of the year, suffered a spectacular fire that forced the mobilization of a large number of emergency personnel.

The alert was given when smoke was detected coming from the building that runs parallel to the Manacor road (Ma-15), just before a well-known restaurant and the town's gas station. Firefighters from Mallorca, Civil Guard patrols, the Local Police of Montuïri, Civil Protection volunteers from the municipality, and ambulances from the health emergency service have immediately moved to the scene.

According to the first indications, everything points to the fire having originated inside the shed accidentally. Apparently, the people who were in the building would have lit a fire in a chimney to burn various items such as clothing and other objects. The fire would have gotten out of control quickly and dangerously. No significant personal injuries have been reported.

As mentioned, this building, which is of important ethnographic value and was part of a heritage rehabilitation plan by the Departments of Roads and Heritage of the Council, had been occupied since the beginning of this year.

The exteriors of these sheds and wells adjacent to the Ma-15 had been the subject of cleaning and adaptation a few years ago by the island institution, at which time many residents and associations of Montuïri learned that the land was public and expressed their interest in being able to give a social and community use to the space once renovated.

For the moment, the emergency teams have controlled the fire and secured the building. It has not yet transpired how the situation of the people who resided there is, but everything points to the house remaining sealed due to the danger it poses.