# Gas Explosion in Remedios de Escalada

> Gas explosion in Remedios de Escalada kills one, injures 30.
- Title: Gas Explosion in Remedios de Escalada · Buenos Aires Herald
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: breaking, gas explosion, remedios de escalada, buenos aires province, metrogas, exaget, lanus municipality, enreg, Buenos Aires Herald
- Source: Buenos Aires Herald — https://buenosairesherald.com/society/gas-explosion-leaves-one-dead-30-injured-in-remedios-de-escalada
- Author: Buenos Aires Herald
- Published: 2026-11-13T22:51:45+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: breaking, gas explosion, remedios de escalada, buenos aires province, metrogas, exaget, lanus municipality, enreg, news
## 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.
## Key takeaway

A gas explosion in Remedios de Escalada, Buenos Aires Province, killed one person and injured 30, seven seriously, with two missing.