:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/MK7F7VOUMS37K6GQKDE6GVVOXE.jpg "They identified one of the employees killed in the fire at the Pemex plant in Veracruz")
In the afternoon of Thursday February 23, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) put out a fire aroused in the PM-119 drilling equipment that provided maintenance for the Tuzandepetl-331 Cavitywhich is part of the project to rehabilitate the cavities of the Tuzandepetl strategic storage plant, located in the municipality of Ixhuatlán del Sureste in the state of Veracruz.
Fire at Pemex refinery in Minatitlán injured at least five
The Civil Protection Secretariat of Veracruz reported that the incipient fire had already been brought under control
According to the press release published by the Mexican parastatal, the said accident left three workers injured, but it also Five other employees are missing.
In this regard, it was reported that the personnel who were injured after the fire are already being treated at the Pemex Hospital, while conducted extensive search efforts to locate the five workers who, up to the time this note is written, are still missing.
As stated by Pemex in its press release, the reasons for the fire in the drilling platform have not yet been determinedHowever, the emergency care and management group was immediately activated to control and extinguish the fire.
An explosion was reported at the Pemex storage center in Ixhuatlán, Veracruz
Hours earlier, a fire broke out at the Lázaro Cárdenas refinery, injuring five
In response to the incident, Pemex reiterated its commitment to the communities where it operates to act in a safe and timely manner in dealing with this type of event.
It should be mentioned that prior to Pemex’s statement, social media users reported the Tuzandepetl storage center explosion after a column of smoke will reach several kilometers high noticeable near the scene of the accident.
The body of lawyer Luis Emilio Fuster was found in Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz
His disappearance had been reported since Wednesday February 15, the search operations provoked armed clashes
According to information released by the Veracruz Civil Protection SecretariatThe first reports of the fire were given around 3:40 p.m. Due to this accident, the Technological University of Southeast Veracruz was evacuated, located about two kilometers from the site of the explosion.
During Friday February 24 with located one of the five bodies missing workers. According to the first information, the leaders of Pemex summoned the relatives of the victims to let them know that the bodies could not be fully identified as they were found burned.
The person who was recognized responded on behalf of Ascent of Carlos González, the discovery was confirmed by his son Through social networks. The man had 65 years, time petroleum engineer and also from The Chopas.
According to official reports, the body was in interior of a sheet metal shed At the Tuzandepetl facilities, personnel belonging to the expert services came to rescue the body, which has already been distinguished. funeral service.
Likewise, the relatives of the other missing employees remain planted near the injured Pemex factory, as they are still waiting for the person from the oil company to provide them with information on the people who have not been located.
He names of victims which have not appeared so far are:
– Gabriel Obed Cansecco Pacheco, from the municipality of Agua Dulce, Veracruz.
– Jose Dimas Perez Solís, from Villahermosa, Tabasco.
– Hugo Cruz Acosta, of Nanchital, Veracruz.
– Jose Alfonso of the Cross, of Villahermosa, Tabasco.
It should be remembered that the the authorities of the oil company did not reveal the cause behind the incident and did not reveal relevant information about the event or the identification of the bodies that ended up being burned.