Gas explosion rocks banking district
la prensa
Flames shoot up from a gas truck that exploded in the banking district Tuesday.
A truck belonging to Tropigás exploded in the banking district Tuesday, seriously injuring one person and damaging a number of cars and buildings.
One of those injured was Abelardo Matos, who was eating at a restaurant when the explosion happened. Matos is being treated at Santo Tomás for burns, according to medical director of the hospital, Elias Phillips Mayorca.
The two Tropigás employees who were with the truck escaped serious injury. José Remice, 30, an assistant dispenser, is stable and out of any danger, the company said. His partner, driver Fabio de León, 38, was not injured. Esteban Valdés, Ruth Quezada and Heidi Archibold, all of whom were near the truck when it exploded, suffered minor injuries.
"Our company greatly regrets the severity of the accident and we reiterate our full readiness to continue to cooperate in the clarification of the causes of this accident before the national community and the authorities of the country," the company said in a statement.
The first two explosions were reported at 1:44 p.m. and 1:54 p.m. Firefighters rushed to the scene, and were at the location when a third explosion was reported at 2 p.m.
The area was evacuated as firefighters battled the blaze, which damaged a number of cars and a nearby building, Edificio América, which suffered havy damage. A number of families were left homeless by the blaze, which also destroyed 22 vehicles.
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