Gas leak and explosion in a Santa Fe home: there is a couple admitted to intensive care

At least five people were injured after the burst of a house which was allegedly caused by a gas leak in santa fe capital.

The event happened last night after 8:30 p.m. in a house located on Calle 1 de Mayo at 3600 in the neighborhood Mariano Comas from the microcenter of the city of Santa Fe. Neighbors in the area felt a great jolt when the explosion occurred and even the windows of neighboring houses were shattered among other property damage.

The area was followed by firefighters, public order and corps officers and NCOs, who surrounded the burning house, then entered and rescued a 70-year-old couple who were transported to the hospital. Jose Maria Cullen. In addition, the explosion caused injuries to people crossing the block.

The deputy director of the health sector, Amanda Zarateconfirmed in a dialogue with Santa Fe Air that the man and the woman “They have facial and upper extremity burns, with no airway compromise” they were therefore referred to the intensive care unit for monitoring and assistance.

According to the Municipal Center for Operations, Brigades and Emergencies (Cobem), the explosion occurred at a natural gas connection. From gas coastthe company that provides the service of the natural gas network, has cut power to the house, while traffic on the block concerned has also been interrupted.

According to the testimony of witnesses who gave the portal A Santa Fe, the elderly people who lived in the house had gone on vacation, and on those days the neighbors smelled gas in the area. From this arose the hypothesis that the accident happened when the owners returned from their vacation, turned on the light and with the accumulation of gas the explosion occurred. Expert reports remain to confirm what happened.

A video of the area is circulating on social media showing the shocking fire that took place on the house after the explosion.

A few days ago, an impressive explosion followed by a violent fire broke out in a house located in Pedro Morán at 4900, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa Devoto, where there was also a collapse on the first floor. The incident occurred following a gas leak inside the house and caused the death of a 76-year-old person.

The shock wave caused the flames to spread to a company van Metrogaz and two other vehicles located at the door of the house. As a result, a gas company operator suffered serious injuries and burns, for which he had to be transferred by a SAME ambulance to Zubizarreta Hospital.

The incident coincided with a complaint about the smell of gas perceived on the sidewalk of Pedro Morán. Metrogas staff arrived after 50 minutes. The claimant said the operator was hit by the explosion as he was about to “search the area” to check the location of the leak, a routine and usual maneuver that is carried out daily at any indication of loss of gas.

The explosion, the causes of which are unknown, occurred when the Metrogas operator closed a water plug to measure the possible accumulation of gas.

With information from the Telam Agency.

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