A house fire in Itajaí, on the north coast of Santa Catarina, seriously injured an elderly woman this Saturday morning (28). As a result of the incident, 80% of the skin surface was burned in a 64-year-old woman.

An apartment building caught fire, an elderly woman was rescued in serious condition – Photo: CBMSC / Illustrativa / Reproduction / ND

The fire broke out around 8 a.m. on Mario Reis Street in the Cordeiros area of ​​Itajaí.

The resident of the house, a 64-year-old woman, was lying on a mattress in the yard when help arrived.

The fire department examined the victim and found that 80% of her body was burned in the fire.

The woman presented the firemen with a verbal response. She was taken by ambulance to the Marieta Conder Bornhausen Hospital, where she was cared for by the medical team on duty.

According to preliminary information, neighbors in the house had to put out the fire.

Asked for more details on how the fire started, the fire department has yet to provide information prior to closing this article.