OAPs evacuated in home fire 300 elderly people had to be evacuated from a Puerto de la Cruz home yesterday after fire broke out on the premises.

Tenerife Puerto de la Cruz House/Chalet to sell Chalet in Puerto de la Cruz Beautiful house in La Paz, 1000 m2, 474 m2 living space, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, parquet flooring, equipped ... more details Puerto de la Cruz - 09.10.2008 - In the biggest emergency services mobilisation seen in the town in many years, ambulances, police and volunteers rushed to the scene to assist with the evacuation of the OAPs, many of them in wheelchairs, as fire teams fought for six hours to put out the blaze, which started in the laundry room. Five of the residents required treatment for breathing problems after inhaling smoke.

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