Around 9 pm. Today is Friday residents Carlos Spazzini, EzeizaThey were surprised by a brutal roar that shook their homes, flying glass and causing tremors. It was about to explosion in Industrial area From Buenos Aires, where at least The fire destroyed five factories. Currently, 24 people have been injured, including a pregnant woman who was poisoned by smoke inhalation and a man who suffered a heart attack.
The noise immediately alerted area residents More than 20 firefighters attended to the area to fight the fire, which reached a height of meters. Initially, a hypothesis emerged that a small plane crashed and caused a fire, but the mayor of Ezeiza, Gastón Granados, later rejected it.
In the Sabgazini Industrial Park, petrochemical plants operate in an open area without surroundings. The place is located on the other side of the Ezeiza-Canuelas highway, in front of the Industrial Pole, a closed complex based on the Alberdi Desarrollos company, founded by Martin Rapalini, president of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA).
The explosion shattered glass and damaged homes, even miles away. In addition, the Ministry of Health published a series of preventive measures, such as staying at home, wearing masks, turning off air conditioners and fans that draw air from outside, and others. The head of the portfolio, Nicolas Kryplak, noted that the Buenos Aires emergency system has more than 10 mobiles at the provincial level and the health system is organized according to triage standards.
Fabian Garcia, regional civil defense director, described the fire as “long” and will continue for several hours. “Once it comes out, the materials must be removed, and the main thing is to stop the spread of the disease and take care of those who are working to combat it. Volunteer firefighters and police firefighters are working,” he said, explaining that No missing person is being sought Inside the polygon.
Edgardo FernandezThe owner of a mechanical workshop and car manufacturer explained that he has his factory in the damaged park Nation He discovered the explosion because one of his employees was inside when he heard the explosion. He said, “It seems that there was an earthquake. Everything toppled over, the glass exploded and the gates were broken. Everything fell, and even the bathroom door was torn.” “It’s very difficult to measure. Everything is destroyed. It’s impressive. We’ll be here all night. I’ve been in this park since 2015, I was one of the first to arrive, and I’ve never seen anything like this before,” he added.
Infected people and the response of health services
Until midnight at least 24 injured in the explosion Carlos Santoro, director of the Monte Grande Clinic and the Canning Clinical Institute, confirmed that people with burns and injuries frequent the center, and explained: “We had a heart attackDirector of a logistics company in the region. At UCO he undergoes hemodynamics. also We have a drunk pregnant woman from a nearby neighborhood with a possible due date and she is in intensive care.“.
In addition, the Federal Emergency Agency, affiliated with the Department of Homeland Security, reported this 15 patients were referred to the Monte Grande Clinic and three to the Ezeiza Hospital, While Buenos Aires Province specified that the first red codes would go to the Bicentenario Hospital; Cuenca Hospital received a patient with severe burns and fractures and is still in contact with a toxicologist from Posadas Hospital.
Patients under Green or yellow code They will be referred to the Cecilia Grierson Hospital, in the municipality of President Peron, the Nestor Kirchner Hospital, in Canuelas, and those in Orange or red They will be treated at the Bicentenario Hospital in Esteban Echeverría, the Eurnekian Hospital in Ezeiza and the Balestrini Hospital in La Matanza.
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