Fright gripped the residents of the Turubamba industrial park, in the south of Quito. A loud sound was heard and they immediately managed to see flames in the air. It was the fire of a tanker dedicated to the transport of fuel.
The emergency call came in after noon this Sunday, January 15.
According to preliminary information, maintenance work was being carried out on the vehicle, when suddenly a gas deflagration caused flames throughout the unit.
The tanker was empty, so a major emergency was not triggered.
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However, a 63-year-old man was injured with second-degree and third-degree burns.
🚨 This afternoon a deflagration was recorded in an empty fuel tanker, on Av. Maldonado.
👩🚒Our team is on site treating Jimmy* who was injured while performing maintenance.
📞 In case of emergency, call 9-1-1. pic.twitter.com/kHpRNOa0h4
– Firefighters Quito (@BomberosQuito) January 15, 2023
Members of the Quito Fire Department (CBQ) went to the emergency at the request of the Integrated Security Service ECU911. The injured person was stabilized at the scene and later transferred to the Eugenio Espejo hospital, due to the severity of his burns.
The fire was also controlled, but a disturbing image could be seen when the fire ceased: the tanker was left black, and its structure damaged, as if it were a small can that bent as a result of its exposure to fire.
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Finally, the area was secured and it was verified that there was no new gas leak in said workshop. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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