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Gas explosion in Remedios de Escalada injures two workers
A Metrogas crew ruptured a distribution pipe while renewing the network, triggering a fire and evacuation in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood.
In brief
A Metrogas crew ruptured a distribution pipe while renewing the network, triggering a fire and evacuation in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood. A Metrogas work crew ruptured a gas distribution pipe in Remedios de Escalada on November 13, 2026, causing an explosion and fire that injured two workers and forced evacuation…
Machine ruptures gas pipe during work
A Metrogas crew working in Remedios de Escalada struck a distribution pipe while renewing the network. The rupture caused a gas leak that ignited into an explosion and fire.
Flames erupt at Beltrán and Irigoyen intersection
Uncontrolled flames shot from the ground at the intersection near Beltrán and Irigoyen. The fire alarmed residents across the Buenos Aires neighbourhood on November 13, 2026.
Two workers seriously injured, twelve evacuated
Firefighters evacuated twelve people from the area. Two employees working on the site suffered serious injuries from the explosion and fire.
The short version
A Metrogas work crew ruptured a gas distribution pipe in Remedios de Escalada on November 13, 2026, causing an explosion and fire that injured two workers and forced evacuation of twelve people.
