What stood out is that together with his family and the employees of his business they have already returned to serving the public, although there are a part of their work that they cannot yet fulfill: orders for inputs for the industry, That They were manufactured almost entirely in the premises that caught fire and with machinery brought from abroadthat was completely lost.
Although he highlighted that his international suppliers from Italy and India have offered him support, by not asking him for an advance for the new machinery, the owner of Zapata Goma still has no certainty when it will return to producing industrial inputs.
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Eduardo Beckford suffered significant losses in his business due to the actions of a pyromaniac woman.
Total losses of machinery
Beckford commented that They cannot currently calculate what was in Vicente Zapata’s warehouse to 400, the place where the fire occurred. This is because the person who keeps this accounting is in the seventh month of pregnancy and cannot attend the place, and tNor does the owner want me to attend because of the intense smell of burning rubber that is still felt.
The machines that burned they served for make special straps for the infood, oil and mining industries throughout the country.
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In this location, Zapata Goma manufactured supplies for several industries, whose orders currently cannot be met. However, the replacement of the machines is underway.
“We are working normally on Salta Street. We need our clients to be able to rebuild ourselves“Beckford said.
He also commented that it is 30% of the property that suffered damage, while theThe losses in the deposits were 100%
Finally, he noted that on Friday morning he communicated by zoom with the Italian suppliers of the machines, with whom he has agreed to replace them shortly.
A fire that is difficult to control
The business owner stated that in middle of the fire, tHe, his son and his employees immediately set out in search of fire extinguisher, but the biggest problem is that rubber, rubber and PVC are self-extinguishing materials, that means that they do not go out until they are consumed.
On the other hand, he stated that, due to the size of the event, he has to send people from Buenos Aires to evaluate the situation.
Thanks to the police and firefighters
Beckford showed himself very thankful because of work tireless volunteer firefighters, In particular, he mentioned Andrés Bello, who directed the operation.
He also wanted to send a special recognition to one of his employees, Gonzalo Castillo, who works with the firefighters and was the one who acted as a guide so that the fire could be completely extinguished, since he knows the facilities very well.
As for the woman who supposedly caused the accident, what the merchant said is that they saw her often because she was sleeping on the street, near the premises, but that they have no confirmation that it was her or how she could be related. with what happened.
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