THREE WOMEN DIE IN FIRE IN SANTA TECLA
Early this morning, three women lost their lives when their home caught fire; the family’s dog also died. The incident occurred on 12th Avenida Norte near Mercado Dueñas in Santa Tecla. The home was completely…
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COMANDOS DE SALVAMENTO “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED”
Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador concluded its emergency operation this Sunday as part of the Holy Week holiday period. Since last Sunday the 10th, hundreds of young volunteers traveled to the first-aid and advanced…
FIRE DESTROYS HARDWARE STORE IN APOPA
This early morning, a fire destroyed a commercial establishment on Avenida Kirino Chávez in Apopa. The fire alerted rescue services and Bomberos, who, thanks to their prompt action, managed to control the flames and prevent…
FOREST FIRE SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL AND DESTROYS CHURCH
Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador responded this afternoon to a forest fire in Colonia Florencia, located along kilometer 10 of the Northern Trunk Highway, in Apopa. Units from the Cuerpo de Bomberos fought to…
MAN FALLS INTO RAVINE IN LOURDES, COLÓN
Comandos de Salvamento rescuers from Ciudad Arce and Lourdes, Colón, recovered Mr. Roger Alberto Cosme, 60, who fell into a ravine near Ateos, in La Libertad. The man fell from a height of approximately ten…
TANKER TRUCK DRIVER DIES BURNED TO DEATH
The driver of a tanker truck transporting liquid gas died around noon after crashing into the rear of a tractor-trailer on kilometer four of the Northern Trunk Highway in Ciudad Delgado. Comandos de Salvamento arrived…
FIRE AT PLASTICS WAREHOUSE IN ILOPANGO
Around noon, units of Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador were alerted about a fire at one of the plastics warehouses located along Bulevar del Ejército, at the height of Ilopango. Responders from Comandos de…
COMANDOS AND BOMBEROS CONTROL FIRE IN FURNITURE FACTORY
Responders from Comandos de Salvamento assisted the Cuerpo de Bomberos Nacionales this morning in extinguishing the flames that consumed a small furniture factory located at kilometer 7 of the Carretera Troncal del Norte. Due to…
DAYCARE CENTER THANKS COMANDOS FOR THEIR WORK
Staff from the San Salvador Daycare Center surprised Comandos de Salvamento volunteers this noon by bringing them lunch and recognizing the work carried out by the young rescuers. In March 2019, a voracious fire destroyed…
FIRE AT SAN MIGUELITO MARKET
Around ten in the morning, an alert was received about a fire at the San Miguelito Market facilities in San Salvador. Units from Comandos de Salvamento were the first to arrive at the scene to…
POWERFUL FIRE DESTROYS MARKET IN SANTA ANA
For nearly two hours, efforts were made to battle the flames that destroyed the Central Market of Santa Ana, where Bomberos, rescue organizations, Comandos de Salvamento, police, and the Army fought to control the fire.…
COMANDOS LAUNCHES EMERGENCY PLAN
Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador conducted a fireworks-burning simulation today, with the aim of raising public awareness about the handling of pyrotechnic products that have been part of the traditional Christmas and New Year’s…
