a gas leak This Thursday, a shocking fire broke out in the Buenos Aires area. small horse. It happened while an Edesur employee was working at 300 Rigros Street. electrical emergency During the repairs, a Metrogas pipe was damaged. 9 people were evacuated Two people were injured, one with severe burns, after falling from a building next to the accident site.
Metrogas reported that the utility’s crews damaged a medium-pressure pipe, causing a fire. Flames reach up to 12 meters They stood up on the block and warned neighbors and people passing through the area.
Diego Coria, the city’s fire department’s 2nd zone company commander, explained that one of the Edesul employees was injured during the water leak and his colleagues transported him to Byrne Hospital.
Meanwhile, a 54-year-old man suffered severe burns to his face and left upper limb. He was treated by System of Medical Emergency Care (SAME) personnel and transported to Durand Hospital.
Metrogas personnel were immediately called in to cut off the supply to nearby buildings and ensure the safety of residents, while the city’s fire brigade extinguished the fire.
Alberto Crescenti, director of SAME, reported in the following interview. LN+ This means that there is a large loss of gas. “Let’s hope we can stop this and resolve it,” he added.
Collier claimed that the fire was being controlled by four lines of attack, or two fronts. “The height of the flames has already decreased and we are trying to ascertain what happened. We have 40 firefighters working but the fire is under control. Please rest assured,” he said.
He added: “By using four lines, we can significantly lower the temperature and reduce flame radiation.”
Meanwhile, Metrogas reported that emergency work was carried out on both sides of the leak site, with corresponding wells being drilled to access and pressurize the damaged pipe. This brought the leak under control and the fire began to subside.
In parallel, the city’s fire brigade is working to bring the fire under control and prevent it from spreading. There are also civil defense personnel. “There is no longer any danger of explosion,” Corea acknowledged.
Images circulating on social networks showed huge flames filling the area and smoke billowing from the front of nearby buildings. The fire destroyed two trees and a structure that appeared to be a construction site in front of the crime scene. Scaffolding in the area partially melted.
The fire spread and reached the first balcony of a nearby apartment. Mr. Collier confirmed that there was a parking lot for vehicles in front of the water leak, and that two motorcycles were found completely burnt out due to the radiation caused by the fire. A partially burnt vehicle was also found on the third floor, and firefighters removed the vehicle and fled to the back of the building.
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