Fire in the disco factory

FIRE IN THE DISCO FACTORY

A fire at the Factory nightclub, located south of Quito The incident, which began around the 16:30, would have been caused by the use of lights flare inside the club, while around 300 people enjoyed a rock concert and other minors between 15 and 17 years of a party with disc-jockey, all in the same local diversion. A member of the rock band almost at the end of the concert fired a flare light to the roof, which generated the fire.

Relief agencies were continuing yesterday with the rescue efforts.

People with mild burns and other first and second grade were transferred to the Hospital of South, the Villa Flora clinic, hospital Eugenio Espejo and Pablo Arturo Suarez. The mayor of Quito, Paco Moncayo, was present at the scene to hear about the fire.

According to the head of the Fire Department of Quito, Jaime Benalcázar, About 300 people were inside the disco when the fire Factory

Approximately some 30 people were with burns and had to be transferred to various centers of hospital care.