Tension in Villa Ballester: a gas pipe exploded during a construction project and a house caught fire

The impressive accident occurred this Thursday in Reconquista and Professor Aguer. Several houses were affected. There are two injured.

The explosion caused a fire. (Photo: TN)

Municipal workers carrying out patching works in San Martín They accidentally punctured a gas master pipewhich produced a strong explosion and a fire that affected a PH with several apartments.

The impressive accident occurred this Thursday at noon, on the corner of Reconquista and Professor Aguer. Volunteer Firefighters, police and Civil Defense work at the site. A Metrogas crew also intervened, trying to repair the leak.

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As far as he could know TNAt the beginning of the week, the Municipality of San Martín had begun repaving the streets on the block. It would have been an excavator that broke the pipe that crossed under the asphalt.

The explosion in Villa Ballester caused a fire.

After the explosion, the neighbors self-evacuated. A woman was injured and taken to the area hospital. In turn, some pets ran out of fear, and their owners went out to look for them in the neighborhood.

“My whole house burst. It was truly crazy, a horror movie. My mother was saved because she was not there, but her room exploded. If she was there, she would die,” said a neighbor. “My house was destroyed, everything burned. “I lost my home and my cat,” added the man in dialogue with TN.

“It’s a danger, because it seems like they can’t stop the gas leak,” added another neighbor who was affected by the explosion.

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