The fire at a clandestine fuel depot in Villa Elisa has so far left two people seriously injured. It is about a father and his daughter.
The fire report states that aA father and his daughter were injured after the fire registered in a tanker truck workshop, located in the Sol de América neighborhood of Villa Elisa.
The information indicates thatThe woman is on a respirator in the Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital del Quemado, with burns on 35% of the body.
The fire started in the afternoon of this Tuesday, in a tank that would contain more than 25,000 liters of fuel. The firefighters arrived at the scene and immediately requested support from other companies due to the magnitude of the fire.
Also, it had to evacuate residents of the area, given the risk of the fire advancing through the surrounding houses.
On the situation of the clandestine deposit, the mayor of Villa Elisa, Sergio Estigarribia, stated that the necessary measures will be taken, as permitted by law. “We cannot close something that is not enabled,” he said.