Arrests and incidents during the festival
This year’s San Juan festival in Catalonia has left official figures. According to the acting Government of the Generalitat of Catalonia, a total of 55 arrests have been carried out throughout the territory during the celebration of the festival. In addition, four people have died from different causes. These include a man drowned in Sitges, two people killed in a shooting in Girona and a 26-year-old man stabbed in Barceloneta. In the latter case, an arrest has already been made related to the incident.
Emergency calls and reported incidents
The 112 emergency telephone number has received a total of 7,406 calls during the San Juan festival. These calls are related to a total of 4,566 incidents, which represents an increase of 1.1% compared to the previous year’s data. The Barcelonès region has been the one that has registered the highest number of warnings, with a total of 3,055. They are followed by Vallès Occidental with 639 warnings, Maresme with 547 and Baix Llobregat with 526.
Firefighters interventions
During the festival, the Firefighters have had to carry out a total of 833 services from eight in the afternoon on the 23rd to eight in the morning on the 24th. Most of the services have been to extinguish urban fires, with a total of 505 interventions, followed by fires in vegetation areas, with 187 interventions. According to the balance provided by the Generalitat, there have been no fatalities on the roads of Catalonia during this period.
Notable incidents in Barcelona, Girona and Terrassa
The 2024 San Juan festival in Girona will be marked by a shooting in the Font de la Pólvora neighborhood, which has left two people dead and several injured. The ARRO units of the Mossos d’Esquadra were deployed at the scene and at the Josep Trueta Hospital to calm the friends and family of the victims. In Barcelona, in the Barceloneta neighborhood, a 26-year-old man lost his life after being stabbed in the neck during a fight. According to sources from Barcelona City Council, an arrest has already been made in connection with this case. On the other hand, in Terrassa, the night of San Juan was marked by an attack on a Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat train, on the Vallès line, around three in the morning.