Ferocious fire in Morón: the flames destroyed a warehouse of plastic materials

Ferocious fire in Morón: the flames destroyed a warehouse of plastic materials

Images uploaded to social networks show a huge black cloud that obscured part of the western area of ​​Greater Buenos Aires.

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A fierce fire broke out this Wednesday in a warehouse located in the district of Hummockin the west of the province of Buenos Aires. More than 30 fire crews are working at the scene. The flames were controlled, but the sources were not yet extinguished. No homes were affected nor were there any injuries.

The incident began around 7 p.m. a warehouse where plastic materials are worked withbetween Luis María Campos and Domingo French streets. What has emerged so far is that those present saw that a fire had started that they could not stop immediately, it advanced, and the state of alert subsequently increased because Very nearby is another deposit: a trash can.

The Morón Fire Chief reported that upon arrival they found a widespread fire. “There we started asking for trucks. We are all working. There are 122 firefighters,” he said.

“For now the fire is controlled, but not put out”he continued and explained that they will continue working to extinguish the last outbreaks. Regarding the causes, he highlighted: “We still don’t know exactly what happened.”

Through social networks, a large number of users records of the accident began to uploadin which you can see an immense black cloud that darkens the sky of the inhabitants of the Buenos Aires district. From the municipality of Morón they announced that there were no injuries and that a young woman required medical attention for smoke inhalation. Likewise, it unknown cause that caused the fire.

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Homes and businesses were affected

Due to the impressive fire, the neighbors revealed that next to the plastic factory there is another warehouse, belonging to a distributor of pet food and accessories, which was affected by the fire. Another concern arose around nearby houses, some were even in danger of collapsing.

Some time later they managed to surround the fire, in order to prevent it from expanding, and the authorities also They cut off the power supply in order to continue with the operation.

“We were drinking mate and the smoke started to spread to all of us”a neighbor told the TN channel. In addition, they detailed that many began to evacuate and help other residents after they saw that the fire had its origin in the plastic factory.

Source: Ambito

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