Igor Tavares Bavaresco suffers burns to 22% of his body when trying to protect his nephew during a school party in Orlândia

One of the four victims involved in a fire accident during a party at a municipal school, in Orlândia (SP), Igor Tavares Bavaresco had 22% of his body burned. According to nurse Leticia Tavares Lourenço, his sister, Igor is admitted to a specialized hospital in São Paulo (SP). Despite the pain, he is doing well.

This Monday (5), Letícia said that her brother was trying to protect his 7-year-old nephew when he suffered the burns. The boy was not injured.

"When he [Igor] heard the noise, he just had the instinct to throw him [nephew] back. He said it took him a while [to notice the fire on his clothes], because he couldn't see the first fire that caught him. After he threw my son, he felt it burning."

Igor Tavares Bavaresco receives a visit from his nephew in the hospital after suffering burns at a school party in Orlândia, SP — Photo: Personal archive

Problem with rechaud

The accident happened last Friday (2), during the traditional Spring Festival at the Professora Alcinea Gouveia de Freitas school, in the Júlio Bucci neighborhood. Around 200 people were still at the scene.

According to Letícia, there was a queue of visitors to eat pasta. The nurse thought the son was jumping with his uncle. To her surprise, upon seeing the hustle and bustle, she came across her brother.

"I only got up with the intention of helping to remove whatever was close to the fire and that's when I saw it. I just had the reaction of trying to help put out the fire on his body and look for my son. Even though he was on fire, he was looking for my son", says the nurse.

Letícia shows what was left of her brother's clothes after a fire accident during a school party in Orlândia, SP — Photo: Lindomar Cailton/EPTV

The suspicion is that the fire started when alcohol was added to the dish where the dish was being served.

"When it was time to refuel the réchaud, the incident happened. The firefighters were there today. Beforehand, they looked and realized that there was nothing irregular. The place where it was being served was in an open area. We believe it may have been during refueling", says head nurse Josiane de Sousa Nunes, who followed the case.

Pasta served at a municipal school party in Orlândia, SP, before a fire accident — Photo: Personal archive

Victims

According to Josiane, in addition to Tiago, two municipal employees and a 9-year-old girl were injured. The child was taken to the Emergency Unit of Hospital das Clínicas (HC-UE), where he remains hospitalized. The two public servants have already been discharged.

According to Letícia, her brother has been receiving morphine for the pain.

"Imagine, we burn a little bit and it already hurts like hell, he burned 22% of his body, second and some third degree burns. I think it combines the pain of the burn and the psychological aspect that is quite shaken."

Orlândia City Hall states that it has been monitoring the health status of the victims.

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