At noon, firefighters from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) together with police personnel and vehicles from the Emergency Medical Care System (SAME) attended the intersection of Pedro Morán and Quevedo streets, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Devoted Villadue to a strong explosion and subsequent fire in a house.
The incident in question in Devoted Villa It allegedly occurred due to a gas leak inside the property according to sources from the city policewhich is still investigating the origin of the explosion. This rapid expansion of gases caused the fire to reach a total of three vehicles, including a Metrogas van.
The authorities assembled at the scene of the Sinister they focused on the search for a missing 74-year-old person, who was found dead by firefighters in the living room area of his home, dead as a result of the initial explosion. After 3:00 p.m. they were only able to enter the building to remove the body. The strong explosion also seriously affected a Metrogas worker at the scene, for which he was transferred to the Zubizarreta hospital, Devoted Villawith severe burns on his body.
The operator in question was sent to the place due to complaints received by the gas company for the smell of this product in the Pedro Morán village. The worker was hit by the flames of the explosion at the moment in which he was preparing to puncture the area to verify where the leak was.
The flames were concentrated on the first floor of the building, where a partial collapse took place. Due to the permanent smell of gas that was maintained in the area, it was considered to expand the perimeter where the firefighters, police officers and SAME personnel worked. As a preventive measure, the distributor Edesur cut off the electricity supply, facilitating the work of the firefighters.
Voracious fire in Chubut
For a week there have been active fire sources in the Los Alerces National Park (PNLA), Chubut province, which have affected some 1,390 hectares so far. 11 infrastructures are affected by the fire that was presumably intentional, so experts from the Argentine Federal Police will collect the pertinent data.
Hernán Colomb, mayor of the protected area, reported: “We have several hot spots close to the perimeters. But he is much better every day. It will be a day with less intensity (although) the extreme condition remains. The work of the brigade members will be supported by the aircraft of the National Fire Management Service (SNMF).
