BULL FIGURE BURNS 16 PEOPLE IN ZACATECOLUCA

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What was supposed to be a celebration turned into pain for 16 people who suffered burns of varying degrees during the festivities held by the brotherhood of the Parish of Hermano Pedro, in Zacatecoluca, Departamento of La Paz.

During the celebration, hundreds of parishioners arrive to participate in the activity. As part of the celebration, the so-called toritos pintos, which carry fireworks, are burned.

However, attendees were struck by the fireworks that were brought close to the public, leaving 16 people with various burns on their hands and other parts of their bodies.

Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador, who attended the traditional event, assisted those who had been burned and stabilized them at the scene of the activity initially.

Some of them had to be transferred to Hospital Santa Teresa de Jesús in Zacatecoluca due to the severity of their burns.