Strong explosion at a gas station in Brazil captured by security camera

This Wednesday, July 27the explosion at a gas station shocked the residents of São Francisco Xavier, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where one person died and another was injured. The incident was recorded on the store’s security cameras.

According to local media reports, the explosion was caused by a car that was filling the tank with CNG (compressed natural gas), the two people who were in the vehicle were outside of it as the rule mentions, however, when it seems that the car is finished filling up, then the man identified as Mario Magalhaes da Penha, goes to the trunk, opens it and that is when the tragedy occurs.

Precisely in the video you can see how the other people who were close to the exploding car go running, while parts of the roof of the gas station continue to fall.. However, neither of the other two vehicles that were at the scene appear affected to the naked eye.

Meanwhile, the woman who was with him goes out looking for help while one of the gas station officials runs to attend to the man who was ejected by the wave of the explosion. The fact that took place during the afternoon of Tuesday, and on the morning of this Wednesday, July 27, medical specialists announced the death of Mario Magalhaes, 67 years old.

Regarding the cause that would have caused the explosion, the authorities of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) of Brazil indicated that the result of the investigations into the event was awaited, warning of fines for the gas station if it had incurred in bad practices.

“We emphasize that the ANP controls the installations of the stations and, in the case of CNG, the maximum pressure limit for the supply,” the state agency said in a statement.

Although on the part of the gas station, it would have been assured in local media that, probably, It had been the fault of the owners of the car, since the explosion had originated in the vehicle’s tank due to its poor condition.

Strong explosion in the center of Montevideo, Uruguay

At least eight people have been injured, three of them seriously, by a possible gas explosion that occurred this Friday July 22 in the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo, as confirmed by police sources.

The detonation occurred around 9:00 am (Uruguay time) in a ten-story building located in the Punta Carretas neighborhood, which is currently being guarded by firefighters, since most of the façade was left behind. busted.

The most seriously injured are receiving medical care at the British Hospital in the Uruguayan capital, the director of the Emergency Medical Care System (SAME), José Antonio Rodríguez, told the Uruguayan newspaper. The country.

The third floor has been the most affected by the detonation, which has caused a fire in the houseaccording to sources from the Ministry of the Interior and Fire Department, which indicate as a first hypothesis that what happened was due to a boiler explosion.

The Ministry of the Interior was the first to give the official figures for this accident. “At 9 am a call was received to the 9.1.1 emergency service reporting that an explosion had occurred in Leyenda Patria and Hidalgos, so firefighters, police officers and medical emergencies were sent to the scene. Once there, the narration is confirmed and it is expanded that the third floor was on fire. Firefighters evacuated the building and the surrounding area to preserve the physical integrity of the people. reads in the first part of the statement issued by this portfolio.

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