Moments before the fire started, 90% of the company left the scene and fortunately there were no injuries.
A huge fire shook the town of Las Toscas, located in the province of Santa Fethis Saturday morning. The most affected was a tannery called Arleiwhich offers leather to the automotive industry, and the fire originated in the area of the drying engines.
Around 11 o’clock, the place began to turn black due to the intense fire that was spreading, forcing firefighters to quickly come and control the fire. However, they remained alert to a possible reactivation of the fire in the tannery, where Fortunately there were no injuries.
Millionaire losses
According to what was explained by local sources, the main leather processing area was not affected, although the fire did reach the termination and boarding areas; as well as damaged pipes, metal structures and pallets loaded with leather. This generated a logical economic loss for the company.
Said shipping area is where the products subject to exported to Europe and Asiaso the aforementioned losses could be reflected in several million dollars; and the tannery also suffered the destruction of key machinery so that it could continue operating.
“90% of employees He left five minutes before the fire startedso there were only 10% of the workers left on duty during the weekend,” local media said.
Likewise, a spokesperson for the Santa Fe company assured that ”It’s an immense loss”and with ”an impact not only materially, but also on the lives of many families that depend on this sector”in the middle ReconquistaSF. Arlei is one of the largest leather exporters in Argentina, and has more than 1,100 direct workers, as well as several indirect jobs related to transportation, logistics and suppliers.
Source: Ambito
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