Factory disco
Feature Factory Fire distoteca Quito - Ecuador The fire marked his memory. It's hard to forget the hell Federico Calderon who lived in the Factory nightclub. The wounds in his body heal slowly and painfully, but the images of terror were impregnated forever. Federico Calderon and Paola Flachier fighting for their lives amid the toxic fumes, piercing screams and flames. A quick decision meant life or death: jumped on stage and opened fire between step, or backward. In seconds, Federico (father of guitarist Daniel Calderon) took the leap. Paola did not. Death found her next to her boyfriend, Paul Bernal, his neighbor banking at school Rudolph Steiner; his companion music in the rock band Gothic Zelestial and father of Martina, her daughter five years. Martina still does not understand the magnitude of the tragedy that happened that afternoon of Saturday, April 19, which killed 16 people (including her parents) and another 30 were seriously injured. A flare lit flammable ceiling covered by mattresses (to isolate the noise) and the scenery of cloth in the Factory nightclub in the avenue Maldonado, San Bartolo area, south of Quito. In seconds, incandescent material began falling on spectators (about 250), who found closed with double-lock inside and out door-the only exhaust. Attendees at Encounter Gothic "Ultratumba 2008" had to open holes in the bathrooms to escape. Witnesses claim that only found two fire extinguishers: one of them did not work. The screams were distressing. At every moment explosions were heard: they were cans of beer and cola. The first motobomba did not have enough water pressure. The wounded came out screaming to the avenue Maldonado. There were not enough ambulances to transport all, and also because version of witnesses, some policemen refused to provide their vehicles to transport burned. Ultratumba 2008 The Gothic meeting would bring together the 14 best bands of that genre and cultores would be the occasion to launch a commemorative CD. The bands were invited, among others, Hempírica, Amghelis (Guayaquil), I regret (Ambato), Depressive Trovador, Harvest and Zelestial. At about four, Zelestial was being prepared for submission in dressing rooms. On stage, Harvest showed her show. In that fatal moment, someone lit the flare. The area of the clubhouse was more critical area. There Paul died and Paola, along with four other members of his banda. The ordeal for the families of those killed and wounded began that afternoon. "Of all the victims calcined, my son (Diego Freire) was the least that was burned. He died by suffocation ", consolidates his mother Gloria Cruz, with red eyes by crying. Eva Arias, mother and mother-in-law of Paul Bernal Paola Flachier, learned of the tragedy by a friend of his son. Recorrido nursing homes in the south and north of Quito without results. At the end, they found his remains in the morgue. A similar tragedy lived July Cardenas, whose brother, Juan Carlos, devel-appeared after the concert. The next day he went to the morgue, but not found. In the afternoon he returned and was able to identify him by his teeth. That night, the Metropolitan Council, the Mayor Paco Moncayo submitted his resignation to the elected representatives. In Buenos Aires, after the burning of the Cro Magnon discotheque, Mayor Anibal Ibarra left his office. In Quito resignation was not accepted. But it began a process of research, through a veeduría, which eventually left two conclusions irrefutable. The first: the tragedy occurred in a series of irregularities by the authorities. And, secondly, groups of young people feel excluded from urban areas: they are a dozen groups, including the Gothic rockers, who express their beliefs in the way you dress and the music they hear and believe. "They are not satanic, or addicts, are professionals with a different mindset. I learned to love and respect to my son-in-law, which was Nekrótika drummer, died in the fire and left an orphan three months, "said the mother-in-law William Valenzuela. Irregularities in circle Dante wrote about the nine circles of hell. The tragedy of the nightclub Factory originated by various circles of irregularities, which began in the Municipality. On November 15, 2006, the then Development Zonal coordinator of the Cabildo, Marco Gutierrez, ruled that "Dance Factory Industry" could not be located on Avenue Maldonado 1,500 and rail sector San Bartolo, where the tragedy occurred. In its argument, the ordinance 095 (which regulates land use) prohibits entertainment centres are located 100 meters away from educational establishments and health. In the case of Factory, less than 100 meters are school tax Mata Martinez, the college Five of June and school Liceo del Sur. Therefore, it issued an adverse report on the implementation of bar and nightclub. The Cabildo reconsidered this approach and issued a favourable report. On that basis, the Fire Department inspected the premises on April 11, 2007, and issued a certificate of operation. Such certification expired on December 31 of that year, so that Factory had been operating the past four months without permission, and without any authority realized. "During the inspection in April last year, we found that the establishment met all safety standards, had an electrical system in good condition, had no combustible materials and had several emergency exits, also had a contingency plan and seven extinguishers" , Explained during the main veeduría Fire Brigade, Jaime Benalcázar. After the tragedy, firefighters found that the place they were not authorized to operate the same as that caught fire. The site was subdivided into three places of dancing, so that emergency doors became hits for other clues. The lying was covered with sponge mattresses highly flammable because the neighbors had complained about noise. And they had constructed a stage for performances and a ring, blocking one of the exits. The scenery was dark canvas of a highly flammable material. The rockers are not going to hell "Who else should die burned in front of you to recognize us? You have excluded, we do not have space to show our music ", claimed David, rocker movement, during which the municipality veeduría formed to investigate the case. And was not the only voice of protest. "The black is not just mourning, is a form of protest against capitalism and human stupidity… The rockers are mothers, professionals, artists. That this river of blood serves to change things, "claimed Viviana. The councillor Margaret Carranco-who ran the veeduría-showed surprise on his face. She claimed five years of work with young rockers, and hiphoperos reggetonero of Quito, through the Commission on Social Equity and Gender of the Municipality of Quito, which has supported several concerts, especially in public spaces. Even more, ensures that has a daughter rocker. But apparently not all collective urban feel warm for that support. The Movement South of Heaven, which brings together 200 rock bands and only 40,000 fans in Quito, claims to have felt a systematic marginalization. And states that the collective urban youth who have the backing of the Municipality are those who have a line of political work related, or that have godfathers among council members. "He had to pass by this inevitable for us to take into account. Ours is a culture because they do not find underground spaces of expression, we did concerts in locksmith or creeks, "says Diego Brito, representative of the Movement. According Pepe Trujillo, hard rock group Cross Fire, the movement of rocker south of Quito has no spaces: 20 years ago took the shell of the Villa Flora acoustics for concerts that bring together up to 20,000 people. But last January the Municipality fined 1,200 dollars to the organizers, arguing that rubbish left after the show. The tragedy of the nightclub visibilizar these groups. The death of 16 people joined in pain. Society must begin to understand and tolerate those who think differently.
