Young wheelchair user dies charred after house fire Nataly Araújo de Sousa, 22, was found charred after a fire inside a house in Araguaína. The victim was in a wheelchair and had disabilities and reduced mobility, according to the Tocantins Military Police (PMTO). ? Click here to follow the g1 TO channel on WhatsApp The accident happened this Sunday afternoon (5) in the Costa Esmeralda sector. The Fire Department was called and found the victim in one of the rooms. The fire had already been controlled by residents of the region. See what is known and what remains to be known about the case: Who was the victim? How did the woman die? Was there a rescue attempt? How did the fire happen? Was the victim alone in the house? Was the victim's body identified? What do the investigations say? Who was the victim? The victim was identified as Nataly Araújo de Sousa, aged 22, was in a wheelchair and had disabilities and reduced mobility. How did the woman die? According to information from the Fire Department, the young woman burned to death inside a house during a fire. Residents tried to control the fire with garden hoses and extinguishers provided by commercial establishments. A team of firefighters arrived at the scene and fought the fire. 22-year-old woman in a wheelchair charred to death inside her home Disclosure/Fire Department READ MORE Wheelchair user charred to death during a fire inside a house in the interior of TO, say firefighters Who was the young wheelchair user who was found charred inside a house in TO Was there a rescue attempt? Yes. A man tried to enter the room to rescue the victim, but the flames had already engulfed the room, making rescue impossible, according to the PM. How did the fire happen? The preliminary assessment by the Scientific Police indicates that there is evidence of a short circuit in a fan inside the room where the victim was. The information is not yet conclusive and depends on the final result of the expertise. Was the victim alone in the house? According to the Military Police, witnesses reported that Nataly was under the care of a neighbor while her guardian was traveling. It was not known whether she was alone in the house at the time of the accident. g1 questioned the Tocantins Public Security Secretariat about the possibility, but did not receive a response until the last update of this report. Was the victim's body identified? Firefighters reported that the victim was found dead inside the room. The Legal Medical Institute (IML) of Araguaína confirmed the receipt of the charred body on Sunday afternoon (5), and reported that, given the state of charred, it was currently not possible to identify the victim. The IML reported that in these cases, identification can be carried out through the collection of genetic material. The institute is awaiting the family's request for examination to proceed with the necessary procedures. What do the investigations say? The definitive cause of the fire and the circumstances of death must be investigated. Expert reports must indicate whether the fire had an electrical origin and detail the dynamics of the incident. See more news from the region on g1 Tocantins.
Wheelchair user found charred inside home in TO: see what is known and what remains to be clarified
Young wheelchair user dies charred after house fire Nataly Araújo de Sousa, 22, was found charred after a fire inside a house in Araguaína. The victim was in a wheelchair and had disabilities and reduced mobility,...