Second victim of fire that destroyed apartment in Serra dies

Ivan Pereira Lucas and David Vidal Bautz died after fire hit an apartment in Serra — Photo: Reproduction

Ivan Pereira Lucas, aged 25, died this Friday (13), the second victim of the fire that destroyed an apartment in a condominium in the Colina de Laranjeiras neighborhood, in Serra, Greater Vitória. He had been hospitalized in serious condition at the Dr. Jayme Santos Neves State Hospital since Saturday (7), when the fire started. The death was confirmed by family members.

Ivan was in the apartment with another man, David Vidal Bautz, 22 years old, who was also seriously injured and died last Tuesday (11), after having confirmed brain death.

On the day of the fire, even with serious injuries, Ivan managed to leave the apartment and go down the building's stairs. He was rescued by neighbors and taken to the hospital, still lucid.

At the health unit, doctors found that 63% of his body had been burned, in addition to serious injuries to his respiratory tract caused by smoke inhalation. Ivan needed to be intubated, but he did not survive the complications.

David, on the other hand, was rescued unconscious from the property by the Fire Department. According to family members, he suffered three cardiorespiratory arrests before being admitted to the hospital.

Ivan Pereira Lucas and David Vidal Bautz died after fire broke out in an apartment in Serra, Espírito Santo — Photo: Reproduction

Fire destroyed apartment

The fire started around 5:20 am on Saturday (7), in an apartment on the fifth floor of the Recreio das Palmeiras condominium, in Colina de Laranjeiras. The flames spread throughout the property, which was completely destroyed.

The smoke also reached other apartments and scared residents, who had to leave the building in a hurry. Some families had difficulty leaving because doors were stuck, possibly due to the high temperature.

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Neighbors helped evacuate residents and help Ivan. One of the residents, Bárbara Feliciano, said she found the injured young man in the common area of ​​the condominium.

"I woke up around 5:30 am with my husband at the window saying that an apartment was on fire. When I looked, I identified that it was my friend's tower, Tower C. And then I went to see if she had come down, if she was sleeping. When I arrived, I came across the resident of the apartment that was on fire", she said.

Neighbor Thayná Bispo used her own car to take him to the hospital.

"I took my car key, called Bárbara to go with me and we took him to the hospital. He has two cats, so he was very worried and very sorry for the loss, but he also complained of a lot of pain", he said.

The Fire Department also had to remove people who were unable to leave the building alone, including two people on the fifth floor and an elderly man who was on the eighth.

Causes of the fire are investigated

After fighting the flames, teams from the Serra Civil Defense, the Fire Department and the Scientific Police were at the condominium to assess the damage and investigate the causes of the fire.

According to Civil Defense, the living room was the room most destroyed by the fire. The hypothesis of a cooking gas leak as the cause of the fire was ruled out by the technical teams.

The origin of the flames is still being investigated by the Fire Department. The report has an initial deadline of up to 20 days to be ready, but the period can be extended if additional tests are necessary.

Serra City Hall reported that two apartments remain closed until the completion of the structural analysis requested by the Municipal Civil Defense.

*This content was produced by Tiago Taam, resident of the 29th Residency Course in Journalism at Rede Gazeta, under the guidance of Vitor Ferri.

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