The PDVSA and Cabimas firefighters arrived at the area where the explosion and a subsequent fire occurred to control the flames.
In the morning hours of this Tuesday, October 15, an explosion was recorded in the crude oil tank yard located in the La Salina sector of Cabimas, Zulia state, which would have been caused by a lightning strike.
The explosion, according to users on social networks, was reported in the early morning hours after several hours of rain in the area. Residents of nearby communities expressed concern about the incident.
The PDVSA and Cabimas Fire Team were present at the tank farm to control the flames while the rainfall persists in the area. According to the journalist Lenin Danieriofficials managed to contain the fire before it spread.
The Cabimas and PDVSA Firefighters are already on site at this time despite the rain (6:10 am).
The large fire can be seen from various parts of the city and worries residents. It is still not known what caused the explosion. pic.twitter.com/dd9aGX2W0u
— Jhorman Cruz (@Jhormancruz1) October 15, 2024
TERRIBLE FIRE
It rains on #Cabimas and apparently lightning struck a crude oil storage facility in the La Salina tank yard. The incident is serious. Rain doesn’t help because this type of fire is put out with special foam, not water.#Venezuela pic.twitter.com/38kpPATe8h
— Lenin Danieri D (@LDanieri) October 15, 2024
Almost two hours (4:30AM) after the tank fire, flames can be seen between the houses near the PDVSA tank farm. The Industry Firefighters team and the Cabimas municipality are already doing the corresponding work #cabimas #fire #tanquepdvsa #rains #llamas pic.twitter.com/kf4YZamoQm
— Ana Ysabel Núñez (@anaysanues) October 15, 2024
At this time a fire is reported in the La Salina tank farm, in Cabimas #Zulia
4:30 am today #15Oct Lightning would have struck the oil facilities, causing the fire
PDVSA and Municipal firefighters work to control the flames pic.twitter.com/7Ca9TCXfbA
— GERARD TORRES (@GERARDTORRESP) October 15, 2024
At the end of August 2024, firefighters from Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) managed to put out a fire that broke out on Thursday August 29 in the vicinity of the Cardón refinery.
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The event occurred, according to information provided by social media users who live near the refinery and journalists in the area, early on Thursday, at the crossroads of the streets in the trench area of the Paraguaná Refining Complex, Cardón headquarters, Minutes after being controlled, the flames and smoke were present again, at another point coming from the trench crossing.
He climate of opacity of Venezuela’s oil operations, the absence of maintenance of the facilities, the lack of training of personnel and the fear of reporting unsafe conditions, favor the increase in accidents in the sector, according to experts and union sources.
In recent times, however, researchers, analysts, unionists, and workers in the Venezuelan oil industry have noted an increase in the occurrence of situations that compromise the safety of employees, operations, and facilities alike.
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