A group of Ezeiza residents recorded the exact moment a factory in the city’s industrial hub exploded. There is still no official information about what happened, but the shocking fire and explosion sounds indicate it was a serious incident with potentially big consequences.
The people who recorded the video were on top of the car and their screams could be heard as soon as the explosion occurred. “Shut your ears, go back, go back, Daniel. God. What? I just shot it above. Go here, don’t go there. I was scared.”I hear the voice of the woman who took the photo.
One of the most shocking videos was taken by a man who appears to have been at the factory. As he walked toward the fire, a thunderous explosion occurred and the flames reached levels never seen before.
In another video capturing the explosion, a group of workers can be seen who were apparently at the factory and were watching how everything happened.
“Run, run, run! Run, home, home! Indoors!” The man recording screams.
There is still little official information about what happened. Gastón Granados, Mayor of Ezeiza, said: C5N He then gave details of his journey to the scene. “Everything is very chaotic. There was a violent explosion at the Spegazzini Industrial Park. We are extinguishing the fire and are watching what happened afterwards.”
More than 20 firefighters are on the scene, as well as Civil Defense.
“We are trying to control it, but it is not possible. We cannot rule out or confirm that the plane fell. Windows in houses and neighborhoods exploded. We are evacuating families living nearby,” Granados added.
He then elaborated, “As for the factories that were affected, one of them was a chemical factory and a warehouse related to issues related to agriculture and everything that is used as fertilizer in the fields was set on fire. There is also a plastic packaging factory, Pluskas Lagos, which is in a similar situation.”
In addition, carlos santoroIn the same signal, the director of Monte Grande Clinic and Canning Medical Center said, “We are receiving patients and we have a code red. They are arriving with glass burns and injuries. So far, we’ve received about 15. One had 5 and another had 10.”.