So far, three injuries have been reported after the explosion. Photo: @sugeyherreram.
The explosion of a gasoline pipeline in the Simón Bolívar municipality , located in the Anzoátegui state, in eastern Venezuela, left a balance of three people injured.
In a statement, Civil Protection reported that it received a report of an outbreak in “a possible pipeline, in the Pica de Neverí sector, Bolívar municipality of Anzoátegui state”, for which personnel specialized in handling chemical products went to the site.
“So far three injured have been reported,” said the entity, adding that elements of the Risk Management System of the Ministry of the Interior are investigating the causes of the fire.
So far, three injuries have been reported after the explosion. Photo: @sugeyherreram.
The governor of the Anzoátegui state, Luis Marcano, detailed in his official Twitter account that the “strong explosion in a fuel pipeline” occurred at the height of the Naricual bridge, Simón Bolívar municipality.
“It is presumed that (the blast was) the result of attempts to pierce the pipeline. Citizen protection and security organizations already mobilized to the site ”, mentioned the governor.
The mayor of the Simón Bolívar municipality, Sugey Herrera, reported on Twitter that she was preparing to go to the scene of the fire.
firefighters, state security forces and the Simón Bolívar municipality. The fire is being controlled, ”said the municipal official.
So far, three injuries have been reported after the explosion. Photo: @sugeyherreram.
(With information from teleSUR )
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