José Ricardo Abad, a 48-year-old firefighter from the Community of Madrid known as El

Purgui

, died this past Tuesday at the Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid as a result of Covid.

He was the only one of the 1,400 firefighters who had refused to be vaccinated and

is the first worker on the regional staff to have died from the pandemic.

The deceased worked at the Lozoyuela Fire Station 13 for 21 years.

He lived in Alcalá de Henares.

He was not married and had no children.

According to sources in the Community of Madrid,

he refused to be immunized without giving any kind of explanation for the reason for his rejection.

On several occasions, he was called again to summon him for the administration of his dose by the medical services and he reiterated his refusal.

In addition, he was insisted that because of his work on the street he could be in contact with infected people.

At the beginning of August, he began to feel bad and entered the Madrid medical center.

After a few days, he was admitted to the ICU and his condition improved from the third week of August, which is why he left the Intensive Care Unit.

However, he

began to feel ill again and was admitted to the ICU again

.

He passed away on August 31.

The 112 of the Community of Madrid announced on Twitter the death of Ricardo.

"Very sad news for the Fire Department

of the Community of Madrid.

José Ricardo Abad left us at age 48, a firefighter who served at Parque 13 in Lozoyuela.

A big hug for family, friends and colleagues ", said the message from Emergencies.

The Firefighters dependent on the Madrid City Council

also wanted to convey a show of affection,

remembering that he was nicknamed "el Purgui".

Summa firefighters and health workers were the first members of the Madrid Community emergency teams to be vaccinated against Covid from February and March.

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