translated from Spanish: [VIDEO] Fire of proportions affects tyre hold in Renca commune

A claim of proportions affects a tyre hold belonging to goodyear, located in the commune of Renca, located on the corner of Av. The Ventisquero with Calle de Servicio Norte.Al fewer than 21 companies of the Santiago Fire Department – with 29 cars – were sent to the site to face the accident. According to the last report delivered, after 19 hours this afternoon, the surprising fire that began in a tyre cellar located in the commune of Renca would be contained, but not entirely controlled, despite at least 400 people carrying out work in the sector. Meanwhile Carabineros and Firefighters ruled out the presence of wounded inside the property, but according to the fire commander, Diego Velasquez, a firefighter who suffered a “caloric stress” given the high temperatures. Velasquez also noted that there is a risk component due to the toxicity of the cloud, the product of burning large tyres. For his part, Carabineros’ lieutenant Patricio Castillo stated that the main focus is on cutting and isolating the spread of fire and that until now there would be no difficulty for the operation of domestic and international flights. In addition, Labocar will be responsible for investigating the origin of the accident, procedure in charge of the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office Centro Norte.News in development…

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