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Costa Rica had more than a thousand structural fires in 2017

December 20, 2017 by Staff News Writer

So far this year, there have been 1031 structural fires in the country, according to the Fire Department, which indicated that last year there were 1064 emergencies due to structural fire, that is, 33 more cases.

Only in the month of December we have treated 61 structural fires,”

said Benemérito.

The last one occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Naranjo sector of Alajuela, where the flames consumed a house.

crhoy.com

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