Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Evacuate 3 thousand workers due to fire in chemical factory in Spain – Today’s Chronicle

The flames, between 40 and 50 meters, they have generated a black cloud visible for miles.

a fire at A chemical company in the region of Valencia has generated flames 50 feet high, and has forced the eviction of 3 thousand workers and the confinement preventive of an entire population.

The accident affects the company Indukern, located in an industrial estate, and their flames, between 40 and 50 meters, has produced a black cloud visible for miles.

The fire, which started during a transfer of chemicals, has led to several explosions and damage in at least six industrial buildings, as well as second-degree burns to an employee who has already been discharged.

More than fifty firefighters, agents of the National Police Spanish, Police Regional of Valencia and Local Police continue to work on extinguishing the fire, which has not yet been controlled, although it is bounded.

Despite the large column of smoke that has generated the fire, at no time have exceeded the thresholds of toxicity.

The authorities of the locality where the company (Paternal) have suspended classes in all schools next to the company burned down and has recommended confinement “preventive” of the entire population throughout the morning.

According to the delegate of the central Government in the region, Juan Carlos Moragues, the fire is started during the flow of a liquid, without that you have determined the specific reasons, and the product that has burnt down is acetone, which does not produce toxic cloud.

The fire has caused several explosions of drums of liquid. Among them, one of the containers has broken out and has come out fired in the air, has cut off a high voltage tower and has achieved a fire truck.

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