Three people died and one more was injured after the burst from a powder magazine in the municipality of La Barca, in Jalisco; a unit of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) group of the Central Command of Civil protection in Guadalajara He heads to the site with rescue dogs to rule out more victims.
The event occurred this Tuesday afternoon at a home located on Juan Montaño Street at the intersection with Santa Mónica in the La Magueyera neighborhood; According to the neighbors of this place, on the farm they worked with material for the production of articles with gunpowder.
The burst It caused the total collapse of the house and when the rescue teams arrived at the site they located an adult woman and a lifeless minor man; They also found a woman and a man, 54 and 32 years old respectively, badly injured, so they were transferred to the La Barca Regional Hospital, but minutes later the woman died due to serious injuries.
Municipal firefighters from La Barca, Jamay, Atotonilco and Ocotlán are working at the site of the explosion, as well as officers from the Poncitlán Regional Command of the Jalisco State Civil Protection and Firefighters Unit (UEPCBJ).
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Three people died and one more was injured after the explosion of a powder magazine in Jalisco. Photo: Archive
The elements of the USAR group heading to the site travel with two rescue dogs to work on freeing the deceased who were trapped in the rubble of the farm and to rule out more victims at the site.
After the explosion, four adjacent properties suffered structural damage, so UEPCBJ inspection personnel also went to the area to begin the corresponding expert reports and determine if the properties are habitable.
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