The firefighters had to rescue this noon an elderly couple trapped in a polling station in Palma when they were going to vote in the general elections. The couple has parked his car in the parking lot of the IES Arxiduc and when they wanted to go out they found the metallic barrier closed tightly. Although they have tried to find someone in charge to open the door for them, they have not been able to contact anyone and They have ended up asking for help from the emergency services. The Bombers de Palma have not located any person in charge either and have opted to remove the door motor so that the couple could leave. “I will never vote again”the 80-year-old man explained to ‘Diario de Mallorca’.
The couple went to their polling station at mid-morning and, as they usually do, They have entered the car in the parking lot of the educational center. When they have gone to the main entrance, they have discovered that the usual access was closed and there was no one. According to emergency sources, the location of the polling station has changed for these elections and access for citizens is at another point from the same building.
The couple, upset and without information about this changeyou have decided to return to your vehicle to leave. But then they discovered that the parking gate was locked and they couldn’t get out. After trying to raise the alarm to those responsible for the electoral college in vain, the elderly have called the emergency services to ask for help. “I’ve been trying for an hour to get someone to come”has told the man to Majorca Newspaper.
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Finally, a crew from the Palma Fire Department has gone to the place to rescue the couple. They, too, have tried unsuccessfully to find someone who had the keys to the barrier to open it. So They have chosen to disassemble the engine and thus manage to clear the way for the two old men, who have then been able to leave the IES Arxiduc.
As emergency sources have explained, first thing in the morning they have already received a notice from another person who had been trapped in the same parking lot. On that occasion, the intervention of the fire brigade was not necessary because an enclosure manager has been able to open the door for him.