Around 9 p.m. This Friday, residents here carlos spegazzini Ezeizastartled by a brutal roar that shook the house, causing glass to explode and shaking. it was about explosion at industrial park From the city of Buenos Aires, at least Five factories were hit by fire. So far, 24 people have been injured, including a pregnant woman who was poisoned by smoke inhalation and a man who suffered a heart attack.
Immediately report any noise to residents in the area. More than 20 firefighters participated Police rushed to the area to extinguish the fire, which was several meters high. Initially, a theory was floated that a small plane crashed and the fire started, but this was later rejected by Ezeiza Mayor Gastón Granados.
In the Spegazzini Industrial Park, a petrochemical plant operates on an open site with no surrounding area. The site is located on the opposite side of the Ezeiza-Cañuelas highway, in front of the Industrial Pole, a closed complex relied on by the company Alberdi Desarrollos, founded by Martín Rapparini, president of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA).
The explosion shattered glass and damaged homes several miles away. The Ministry of Health also announced a series of preventive measures, including sheltering at home, wearing masks, and turning off air conditioners and fans that let in outside air. Nicolas Kleplak, head of the portfolio, pointed out that the Buenos Aires emergency system had more than 10 state mobile phones and that medical equipment was organized according to triage criteria.
Fabian Garcia, head of the state civil defense department, described the fire as “long” and expected to last several hours. “Once it occurs, we need to remove supplies. The important thing is to stop the spread and take care of the people who are working to fight it. Volunteer firefighters and police firefighters are working,” he said, revealing: Missing person not searched inside the polygon.
Edgardo Fernandezexplained a machine shop owner and car manufacturer whose factory is located within the affected park. nation He said he learned of the explosion because one of his employees was inside when he heard the explosion. “It was like there was an earthquake, everything flipped over, the glass exploded, the gates broke. Everything fell, even the bathroom door was torn off,” he said. “This is very difficult to measure. Everything was destroyed. It’s impressive. We’re going to stay 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,” he added.
Response of injured people and medical institutions
at least until midnight The explosion injured 24 people. Carlos Santoro, director of the Monte Grande Clinic, Canning’s clinical institute, assured that people with burns and injuries visit the center, explaining:we had a heart attackManager of a local logistics company. He is undergoing hemodynamic testing at UCO. Also A pregnant woman who lives nearby and is due to give birth is in intensive care after being drunk.”.
Additionally, the Federal Emergency Situations Agency, which relies on the Ministry of National Security, reported: Fifteen patients were referred to Monte Grande Clinic and three to Ezeiza Hospital. Meanwhile, the province of Buenos Aires has stipulated that the first red code will be sent to the Bicentenario Hospital. Cuenca Hospital received a severe burn patient with broken bones and is still in contact with toxicologists from Posadas Hospital.
Patients with: green or yellow code They are the Cecilia Grierson Hospital in the Presidential Municipality of Peron, the Néstor Kirchner Hospital in Cañuelas, and orange or red They will be treated at the Bicentenario Hospital in Esteban Echeverría, the Eurnequian Hospital in Ezeiza and the Balstrini Hospital in La Matanza.