The 45-year-old man had to be intubated at the scene before being evacuated to a hospital in Gran Canaria.
A 45-year-old man was seriously injured following a gas explosion and subsequent fire late Thursday afternoon , September 10 , at a home in Orilla Baja , in the municipality of Santa Lucía de Tirajana . He was the only person injured in the incident.
The incident occurred shortly after 18:30 p.m. at a building on San Telmo Street . The injured man was treated at the scene by paramedics from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) , who had to perform orotracheal intubation before transferring him in serious condition to a hospital on the island. This technique is used in critically ill patients to keep the airway open, protect the lungs, and allow for assisted mechanical ventilation.
Firefighters from the Gran Canaria Emergency Consortium intervened to extinguish the flames and ventilate the house. Officers from the Santa Lucía de Tirajana Local Police and the Civil Guard also participated , securing the perimeter and carrying out the corresponding procedures.
