Maputo, 26 Dec (AIM) – The Mozambican Fire Brigade (SENSAP) recorded two road accidents and four fires across the country during celebrations on Monday.
“The National Fire Brigade considers the passage of Christmas to be positive so far, because the number of accidents is low”, said SENSAP spokesperson, Vanesa Chiau, in a brief contact with AIM.
“We have a positive assessment, but we regret the occurrence of two road accidents and four fires. The first road accident took place in Gaza province and involved two vehicles. It was a head-on collision, which resulted in three injured people, one of whom is in a serious condition”, she explained.
She also said that the second road accident took place in Zambézia province and was a hit-and-run type accident, which resulted in one seriously injured person. SENSAP took the victim to the nearest hospital.
During the same period, according to Chiau, there were four fires, two of which were in homes.
“It should be noted that of these two, the first occurred in the city of Maputo, in the Polana Caniço neighborhood, and the second in Sofala province. The others took place in Zambezia province, involving a shack and a car”, she said.
“And for these four fire-related incidents, SENSAP’s intervention consisted of extinguishing the fire and preventing further damage”, she added.
She called on all citizens to adopt general prevention measures relating to fires and drowning. For the approaching New Year festivities, she called for the correct use and handling of fireworks in order to avoid accidents.
The health authorities have claimed that there was a slight reduction in the number of patients admitted to hospital on 25 December, compared to last year.
According to the head nurse at Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the largest heath unit in Mozambique, Cesaltina Sumbane, “277 patients were admitted to the emergency services, compared to 335 in the same period last year, which means there were 58 fewer patients.”
“In terms of the causes of trauma, road accidents lead the statistics with 22 cases admitted in the last 24 hours”, she said.
(AIM)
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