HELLEVOETSLUIS - That the 84-year-old Bram and Lucia Lampers in Hellevoetsluis not have survived the fierce fire in their house in Gruttostraat, is due to different circumstances.
The fire was reported among other shows, spread extremely quickly through the house and firefighters missed the message. Moreover there seems arson: Police already held a suspect.
Security region Rotterdam-Rijnmond comes Wednesday with adetailed report about the extremely fierce fire of May 20, which killed the elderly couple and their house completely to ashes. It is among other things to read that three firefighters reporting have missed out on their pager.
initial reporting
So that the professional driver who had on that fateful night service, his alarm receiver was not in his room. Which was still in the cradle, and he had not thought to get out of the device again. Two commanders have indicated that they have missed the first report of the fire. The reason is not outdated. In the second message they plucked the Gruttostraat. One commander was under the assumption that had another shift period, says the report.
By missing the signal was the response time of the Rapid Intervention Vehicle (SIV) off. Which can be up to six minutes, but it was eight minutes and 14 seconds. The quenching was more than six minutes late and ladder vehicle four minutes and 21 seconds.
A faster response by the fire department had not led to the rescue of the elderly couple, so says the report. There several reasons to play in it. Here is a reconstruction:
flame
Local residents report the fire at the moment it is already very intense. Neighbors see flames coming out the front door and thick black smoke escaping from the window on the first floor.
When is soon arrival of the fire clear that there are no people inside can through the intense heat of the blaze and the fierce flames. At the door to see blue flames, which indicated that the gas supply to the meter has been involved in the fire. Among other things have helped the flames have spread rapidly to the highly flammable materials in the home.
design
Moreover, there seems to be intent in the game. In the investigation into the fatal fire, the police have arrested a suspect early June. It is a 47-year-old man from Spijkenisse who is suspected of a series of arsons and attempted. Possibly the arrested Spijkenisser the stalker of a son of the couple. Lino Lampers who also lives in Hellevoetsluis, was, according to his friends have long been victims of serious threats and arson. For example, someone stuffed rather a burning rag through his letterbox, later shed burned out.
By editorial Telegraph: Photo: ANP + own pictures/ Lucia and Bram Lampers (84)
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