SLP, Mexico.- Alexey Díaz Salas, the worker who had been seriously injured in the explosion that occurred on December 24 in one of the asphalt plant tanks from Sancti Spíritus, died on Saturday, January 4, according to reported on social networks the official journalist of Radio Sancti Spíritus Yosdany Morejón.
Díaz Salas, 48, had burns on 60% of his body and fought for his life for several days.
The official reporter did not offer other details about the circumstances of the death. So far, other regime media have not replicated the news.
Díaz Salas was seriously injured after the large explosion that shook the asphalt plant of Sancti Spiritus on the night of December 24, at 8:20 pm, also leaving extensive material damage in the area where the liquid used for the production of asphalt was stored.
The origin of the accident could be linked to a fire in one of the three tanks that stored the so-called RC, used in the asphalt mixture. The incident affected the two adjacent tanks, after spreading throughout the plant, the oldest in Cubafounded in 1948.
After the fire, the director of the “Camilo Cienfuegos” Provincial General Hospital, Dr. Aliosky Polo Santana, described Díaz Salas’ condition with these words: “The patient is in critical condition, with 50 percent burns on the upper part of the body and head trauma. He was evaluated by neurosurgeons, but the most worrying thing is the burns.”
According to statements by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Ávalo Jorge, head of said entity, it had not been possible to determine the cause of the incident. The greatest material damage was concentrated in the area of the burning tank, which affected the two adjacent tanks.
The asphalt plant, which remained operating stably, supplies asphalt for road construction and maintenance in various parts of the country.
