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Gas Explosion in Remedios de Escalada
Gas explosion in Remedios de Escalada kills one, injures 30.
In brief
Gas explosion in Remedios de Escalada kills one, injures 30. A gas explosion in Remedios de Escalada, Buenos Aires Province, killed one person and injured 30, seven seriously, with two missing. Originally reported by Buenos Aires Herald.
Gas explosion
A powerful gas explosion followed by a fire left one person dead and 30 injured, seven seriously, in Remedios de Escalada, Buenos Aires Province, on Friday.
Cause of explosion
A third-party contractor called Exaget, hired by gas provider MetroGAS, damaged a pipeline during maintenance work at 9:44 a.m., causing a gas leak.
Aftermath
Two people are missing; 29 vehicles destroyed; city officials wait for gas supply to be shut off before fully extinguishing the fire.
The one thing
A gas explosion in Remedios de Escalada, Buenos Aires Province, killed one person and injured 30, seven seriously, with two missing.
