Explosion in VMT tap: nearly 1,000 homes affected in Villa El Salvador after detonation | latest | LIME

Explosion in VMT tap: nearly 1,000 homes affected in Villa El Salvador after detonation | latest | LIME
Explosion in VMT tap: nearly 1,000 homes affected in Villa El Salvador after detonation | latest | LIME

The explosion at a compression plant Villa María del Triunfo (VMT) It left one person dead and dozens injured, including children. The material damage that has been reported after this tragedy is innumerable, which is why the Executive announced that it will declare four surrounding districts in emergency.

Among them is Villa El Salvador (VES), where there are nearly 1,000 affected homes. The houses ended up with broken window glass and some of the neighbors even have cuts on their faces and hands due to the glass falling on them.

Situation of homes after explosion. Photo: Joel Alonzo/ @photo.gec

I was near the window, I was sleeping. The curtains were open and, at the moment of the explosion, it burst and all the glass cut my face, hands.. The entire mattress ended up with glass and blood“, one of the residents of the Príncipe de Asturias Human Settlement told Canal N.

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In this regard, the Municipality of VES has been registering neighbors to know exactly how many citizens require help. The mapping has been carried out eight blocks around, between Pachacutec Avenue and Lima, and, so far, There are 960 properties affected.

In the place there are still several pieces of glass scattered on the tracks and sidewalks, which are being lifted by a front loader. Cleaning workers cannot intervene, as they could cut themselves.

In one of his last conferences, the president of the Council of Ministers, Gustavo Adrianzén, announced that They will provide bonuses for families affected by the tap explosion in Villa María del Triunfo

They are not going to be left homeless. Those who have suffered more significant structural damage must be given the necessary shelter and safekeeping urgently.“said the official.

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