Another woman was seriously injured after the incident that occurred in a fireworks factory in the La Higuera sector.
CUENCA
A woman died and another was seriously injured after an explosion that occurred on Tuesday 28 in a fireworks factory located in the La Higuera sector, in the Paute canton of Azua.
The place was totally destroyed, the block walls and the zinc roof blew up and some reeds (used to make rockets) and gunpowder remained as evidence at the scene.
The first Paute Fire Chief, Fredy Toral, revealed that the victim was identified as 35-year-old Aurora Isabel Paucar Macas, while Estela Claudina Paucar Macas, 21, has a reserved prognosis.
Primary care was at the Basic Hospital of Paute, but was later transferred urgently to a hospital in Cuenca. According to information from the ECU-911 Austro, Estela Paucar has burns in 80% of her body.
“The people who live there told us that they heard a noise, that the earth moved and that is why they called us,” said Toral.
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The reasons for the death, estimated Toral, were due to the explosion, as the body had multiple wounds on the face and other parts of the body caused by the elements that “jumped all over the place.”
Toral indicated that the legality of the factory is being investigated.
To avoid more misfortunes during the end of the year festivities, Toral recommended that those who dedicate themselves to this activity take due precautions in handling them. While the citizens asked not to buy them.
Authorities are investigating how the blast occurred. (I)
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