The metal structure was barely left at the point where the giant Baby Yoda puppet was exposed, on 13th and Medardo Ángel Silva streets, in the suburb of Guayaquil.
That giant puppet suffered a fire during the early hours of this Sunday. Product of the expansion of the flames, the structure that shaped Baby Yoda, with cambrela and cardboard, ended up destroyed.
For the owner of the old year, this fire was caused and it was not something accidental.
According to the story of the affected artisan, around 04:39, a strange person, in a mocking tone, woke up a colleague who was in charge of staying at the post during the early morning, alerted him that the doll was burning and then fled. from the scene on a motorcycle. “Hey, your old year is burning,” said that unknown man.
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Immediately, the craftsman’s assistant tried to move away several metal structures that held advertising signs to prevent them from being contaminated and, in turn, from reaching the electrical wiring. It is presumed that the person who gave the alert could have contaminated the old year with some combustible substance.
Fortunately, the person in charge of staying at dawn this time did not choose to rest inside the doll as he traditionally did. This time he stayed in a chair in the outer area, so I can get out unscathed.
“If (the compañero) had stayed inside the puppet, he would have been burned right now,” said the victim who has been making giant puppets for 18 years. He, in turn, confirmed that he has no personal problems with anyone.
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In turn, the artisan lamented that the puppet route tarnishes the artistic exhibition of the suburb and confirmed that this incident will encourage him to continue participating with more creations in the following editions of the competition. The news has already been communicated to the Municipal Tourism Company, an entity that promotes the route that includes thirty points.
“It encourages me to move on and do much better things. A company (sponsor) told me that they are going to put a guard here,” he said.
The owner of the puppet hopes that sector cameras can be reviewed to determine the material and intellectual responsible for this incident.
In this location, its creator has obtained two first places both in 2018 and 2019 with the Mazzinger dolls (with the highest record, with 14.5 meters) and Pikachu. It also won first place at the pyrotechnics fair in 2017.
This Monday, the Municipal Tourism, Civic Promotion and International Relations Company indicated that it also requested the respective videos from the ECU-911 service to be sent to Colonel Remigio Albiño, chief of Police operations in zone 8, in charge of the operation of security in the route of puppets. “It is an act of vandalism and perversity that we definitely reject,” it was sent in a statement signed by Gloria Gallardo, president of the entity.
The entity recalled that from the beginning of the route of giant stick figures it was agreed that the artisans do not burn the structures but rather disarm themselves to protect the safety of the inhabitants of their sectors and avoid contaminating the environment.
The route of giant stick figures continues its exhibition until the following weekend. On the 14th, the awards ceremony for the first three places will take place. $10,000 will be awarded to the winners. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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