During the morning of Saturday, in the state of Hidalgo, a tragedy occurred after a loud explosion at a gas station on the road Tula-Tlalhuelilpanat the height of the colony Iturbein the municipality of Tula de Allende.
Hell in seconds: this was the explosion of a gas station in Hidalgo that left 2 dead and several injured
According to disseminated information, the pipe was supplying gasoline to a gas station
This happened, according to the reports from the authorities, after a gas pipe was supplying fuel to the establishment. The authorities assured that the accident occurred after a spark ignited the pipe.
In the images before the explosion, captured by video cameras from the place, it can be seen how a cloud of gas spreads out for several meters at the scene where cars and heavy-duty vehicles were waiting to move forward. in transit.
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Shortly after, around 8:00 a.m., a column of smoke began to ascend before the explosion was generated that would cover the extent of the cloud, beginning with the gas station. The people who were there ran terrified to protect themselves.
The tragedy left two dead, four injured and close to 16 burned vehicles due to the fact that they were reached by the flames caused by a cloud of dense gas, the secretary of Public Security of the state of Hidalgo reported in a preliminary way.
In addition, the flames destroyed the gas station, affecting eight distribution pumps and a store that was next to it.
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It should be noted that regarding what happened, there are two versions, since one points to the fact that the Gas pipe was supplying fuel to the stationwhile others point out that the pipe was refueling when the accident occurred.
Regarding what happened, the state authorities assured that what caused the incident was cause of human error.
Several state officials attended the scene, including Salvador Cruz Nerisecretary of the SSPH, as well as Francisco Quijas Cruz, head of Civil Protection and Risk Management, to tell the report and address the situation. The Secretary of Government of Hidalgo, Guillermo Olivares Reyna.
According to Guillermo Olivares, the pipe was refueling with diesel, when during the operation they realized that there was a gas leak and when they perceived it, the people fled the place. However, he announced that the deceased could be the driver and co-pilot of the pipe
As for the State Public Security Secretariat, through an information card, it announced that the explosion would have been caused by human erroralthough he indicated that the pipe had hydrocarbons, that is, fuel.
In addition to this, the medium The Coahuila Press reported that the manager of the company’s compliance area servifácilEdgar Váldez, assured that the explosion was a fact ccompletely outside the company.
According to his statement to the outlet, the LP gas pipe already had a visible leak when it arrived at the dispenser. Upon being detected, personnel reportedly alerted the driver and applied the protocols when making an emergency stop in order to avoid a major tragedy.
Even with this, it remains for the corresponding authorities to carry out the investigations to determine the responsibilities, according to what Secretary Olivares Reyna declared before the media.
Through his Twitter account, the morenista governor, Julio menchacamourned the deaths. To control the situation, elements of the National Guard and municipal police officers came to cordon off the area; firefighters, Pemex personnel and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).
The quick response allowed the situation to be brought under control before noon.
