Argentina: Smuggling fireworks caused an emergency at the Huemules border crossing

Smuggling fireworks, would be responsible for the fire of a truck occurred during the afternoon of this Saturday 15 kilometers from the Huemules border crossing, in Argentine territory.

Due to the distance of the Argentine emergency units, the closest located in Río Mayo, about 220 kilometers from the place; They were Coyhaique Firefighters volunteers who crossed the border to control the fire that affected the truck of Chilean origin.

“The main difficulty was the type of cargo transported by the truck, which generated explosions. As reported by the Argentine Gendarmerie in the truck’s manifest He pointed out that he was carrying flour and a vehicle, however when we arrived at the place we realized that he also had fireworks inside, which obviously generated a problem for the units “indicated the cCommander of the Coyhaique Fire Department, Boris Romero.

The Chilean driver, when consulted by Argentine gendarmes, noted that he was completely unaware that he was carrying fireworks, whose commercialization is prohibited in our country.

Carrier declared flour and a vehicle, but among the cargo he also carried fireworks. When consulted by the Argentine gendarmes, the driver indicated that he did not know the origin of these products (audio in the video) @Cooperative #CooperativeInHome #Coyhaique pic.twitter.com/nlpOvCR13h

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At 9:30 p.m., the Coyhaiquino volunteers returned to the regional capital of Aysén, meanwhile the driver of the cargo vehicle, who managed to escape from the truck when the flames started, must answer before the trans-Andean justice for undeclared fireworks.

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