A maintenance worker suffered burns to 35% of his body after an electrical fire broke out in an operating threatre at the Hospital Clínica Inmaculada, Granada. A second worker involved was also treated for less serious burns.
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
Firemen Rescue Man’s Trapped Penis
by Martin Myall •
Any sane man would not like the Granada firemen – or any other firemen – operating an electrical cutting tool again his penis, but in this particular case, the man in question was immensely relieved to receive this ‘attention.’
Informative Lapse
by Martin Myall •
The Policia Nacional had to intervene to prevent a couple from beating the living daylights out of each other… and all this before the eyes of the new girlfriend of the man. The police, after arresting them, took them round to the hospital to get patched up.
Forgetful Renfe
by Martin Myall •
The Spanish national railway, Renfe forgot to send a train to pick up 24 kids between the ages of two and three – the parents were not impressed.
Coma Girl To Be Repatriated?
by Martin Myall •
When you read a headline like this one, most of us would think that it refers to a foreigner living here, but it’s not – it’s a Spanish girl lying in a coma in London.
Woman Receives Compensation
by Martin Myall •
A woman had just parked her car on Calle Pintor Soriano Quirós (Granada), opened the door and climbed out when instead of placing her foot on a firm pavement, she literally fell into an open manhole. The metal cover was missing and had been for around a month, because somebody had stolen it.
Sadistic Gang Arrested
by Martin Myall •
Members of the Policía Nacional broke up a pretty ruthless kidnapping gang that had been operating in the city of Granada, ending up in the arrests of seven alleged gang members, three of whom were of ages between 19 and 23 and five homes being searched.
Best Not Annoyed
by Martin Myall •
A woman was arrested by the Policía Nacional for assaulting her boyfriend with her telephone. It was only when she knocked him out with a blow to he back of the neck, rendering him unconscious, that she decided to call it a day and phone 091 for help.
Underhand Dealings
by Martin Myall •
It was meant to be a straight forward drug deal, with nearly a kilo of cocaine changing hands for just over 60,000 euros, but it in fact changed hands in exchange for an discharge from an tazer and a spot of good old fashion aggression in general.
The Unwanted Gift
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil have arrested a man in Zubia (suburb of Granada) for allegedly hiding drugs in his ex-wife’s car and then making anonymous, phone tip-offs to the police. The reason? Reportedly, to gain custody of his son.