The residents of five municipalities in Barcelona and Tarragona have been confined this Saturday in their homes by a toxic cloud generated by a fire Unleashed early this Saturday in a chemical factory for swimming pools in Vilanova I the Geltrú that stores seventy tons of chlorine.
Civil Protection of Catalonia has reported that he has sent a message to the mobile phones of the residents of Vilanova i la Geltrú, Sant Pere de Ribes, and Cubellesin the province of Barcelona, and Cunit and Calafellin Tarragona, as well as those of the nucleus of Rocky To ask them to be confined and do not go out, open windows or doors or use air conditioning devices.
The fire is in stabilization phase
Civil Protection sources, which has activated the alert of its PLASEQCAT Chemical Plan, have indicated to Efe that the cloud, for the moment, has not caused injuries and that the wind direction is directing it towards the sea.
The Bombers of the Generalitat, meanwhile, have affirmed that The fire is in stabilization phase and that they have managed to stop their propagation to neighboring ships.
The fire has begun for reasons that are ignored About 02:20 in this morning at the CLIM WATERPOOL company ship, which works with pool cleaning products, located in the Rambla dels Països Catalans, number 18, of Vilanova I the Geltrú.
Chemical Risk personnel work in the area
To facilitate the work of emergency services, The C-31 highway is cut to the circulation at the height of Vilanova I the Geltrú. Also, the C-15 has been until the first morning.
The trains of South R2 line and regional lines that pass through the corridor that crosses the mentioned municipalities They do not circulate either by populations affected by the confinement order.
They work sixty firefighters With twenty land endowments, including the van of chemical risks and personnel of the group of technological and operational risks of support.
The Medical Emergency System (SEM) has also displaced three units to the area. The Mossos and the Local Police of Vilanova also remain in the place. Civil Protection, from its Cecat coordination center, is in contact with the municipalities of Vilanova I La Geltrú, Sant Pere de Ribes, Cubelles, Cunit and Calafell, and with their respective local police.
