Giorgini Santiago suffered a serious fire in his house, Sunday 25 September, from which he fortunately came out unscathed. A week later, the cook told the strong details of what happened The Fortress of Morfi (Telefe, Sunday at 11am).

“It was just a week ago, after the show. Like every Sunday, the usual routine is to go home at 5:30, take a shower, have a snack with my family and occasionally take a nap after so many hours of life “, Santiago began, telling step by step what it happened, in the dialogue with Jey Mammón.

“We succeeded. We were alone with my wife (Juliana León), luckily my daughters weren’t there “he continued detailing the cook, sensitized by the incident.

Regarding the reason for the fire, he specified: “The dryer had a mechanical problem, the motor blocked, it generated friction, temperature, which caused an internal paper to melt and from there everything started to catch fire what was in the sink “.

The truth is that the accident was very serious and fortunately they did not suffer physical injuries. “The fire brigade captain told me ‘Pelado you are far alive …’Giorgini said.

“They told me ‘skinny, it’s not your turn yet'”he added, moved.

Santiago said they suffered material damage, such as his daughters’ school souvenirs, such as notebooks from the first day of class. “There was nothing left. It’s all material.”he argued, embarrassed.

At the moment the fire broke out, he said: “I woke up drowned, blind, smoke covered the entire upper floor. The room was filled with smoke. I got off as best I could, I began to see and I heard the noise of the plastic, the embers igniting. Through the door I saw the fire. my neighbors shouted.

And he continued: “The first thing I did was cut the thermal because I was about to throw water. I was in my boxer shorts, I grabbed a glass and when I opened the door I saw that it was very big. I found two fire extinguishers and started. You stopped a part of the fire, but there was a part that didn’t stop burning. ”

“My wife went downstairs, called my dog, my neighbors screamed,” he said, describing the desperation in that moment of maximum tension.

“After I left home, we were all in shock and the firefighters of the city of Buenos Aires entered. I want to thank them because they came very quickly and behaved very well, “she said, to the surprise of the delivery driver.

The cook also said it came the SAME as well gave them oxygen both he and his wife for half an hour. “We were black, we couldn’t breathe well”He explained.

“They said it if a few more minutes passed we would have fainted and I wouldn’t be here “, Giorgini reflects. “We may not be here. You realize that the only thing that matters is life, “said the chef.

Santiago then stated that his house is not yet habitable due to the damage it sustained. “Basic fire insurance costs 1,900 pesos,” he said and advised viewers that they should fire extinguishers and smoke sensors.

Leon, Giorgini’s companion, was the one who published the images of the damage caused by the fire on his networks and reflected: “We are still shocked but sure of something: that if they asked us ‘What would you save from your house in a fire?’ We would reply: ‘Nothing at all. Only U.S'”.

DD