The office of Mail from Ramon Folch Avenue in Girona was evicted this Tuesday afternoon after a man threw pepper spray in the facilities, caused irritation to a dozen people and required an exhaustive investigation to rule out any chemical substance that posed a health risk.
Sources familiar with the case assured that two hours later of the events in Girona, some minors used pepper spray in a chain restaurant Burger King in Salt, affecting a worker. When they were identified, it was detected that one of them had been in the Post Office and they recognized that a friend of theirs would be the one who had used the aerosol in the service facilities.
When there were two minutes left before six in the afternoon, the Firefighters They received a notice from a person who claimed that he was inside the offices and that heand it was difficult to breathe. Emergency forces were quickly mobilized. The Local Police were in charge of evacuating the premises. During the process, some agents were affected by the substance.
12 affected
In total, a dozen people were affected, with mild symptoms of cough and irritation. Eight of them are Post Office workers, three police officers and one customer. All were treated by the Sistema d’Emergències Mèdiques (SEM).
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The Technological Risk Unit (GRIT) of the Fire Department made a first inspection of the area, equipped with PPE and ruled out the presence of any dangerous substance. The Mosso’s Tedax artificersThey have just confirmed that the attack was carried out with pepper spray.
The operation, in the heart of the city, caused great expectation. Correos hopes to open the office normally this Wednesday.