Posted on 10/22/2009 10:25:23 PM PDT by rdl6989
A large explosion has rocked an industrial complex in Puerto Rico's capital San Juan. No word on causes or casualties.
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CATAÑO, PUERTO RICO (AP) — A powerful explosion in the tanks of the company Gulf in Cataño, who felt for the whole metropolitan area of Saint John, provoked injured men in the streets near to this installation owed by force of the expansive wave.
“ What I have is that it is a light aircraft, a plane, we are prepared “, he said Wilfredo Díaz Rosemary, leader of the night medicated in the emergency room of the Medical Center.
To several vehicles that were going along along the area the glazing broke him what it provoked light injured men in an indeterminate number of drivers.
The Sergeant José Torres said to Press Associate that due to the recent of the explosion happened about 12:30 a.m., his scope was still not known or that type of damages had provoked.
At about 1:00 of the morning the zone that surrounds the federal jail in Guaynabo bordering to the facilities of Goya, they were replete with ambulances and police vehicles that were trying to make the way to the firemen’s multiple trucks that were approaching the place.
“ We have the hurt people who was journeying in the route and they are talking each other in this moment
The authorities were not allowing the step of the press because they were making sure that they were not knowing what type of chemist might be ene the ambience.
That’s Palo Seco, where they make electricity and Bacardi.
I hope someone made sure the Rum’s ok...
JG
I hope they mean plan and not plane. I don't think a plane is going to be any help in this circumstance.
What is the date of your article?
You can see smoke trails left by flying debris. That was a big one.
Distilleries, and sugar mills (which are frequently near by) have been the site of numerous and tragic explosions in the US and throughout the Caribbean.
This is breaking news.
All information subject to change.
Prayers for everyone involved.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWKZ2On7iDs
“Explosion. Area de Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Oct. 23rd at 12:25am.”
Video - Description - Quote:
Large gas station explosion in San Juan, Puerto Rico at 12:25am on Friday, Oct 23rd, 2009. Maybe the Gulf refinary
Category: People & Blogs
Tags: Puerto Rico explosion San Juan Bayamon gas station gulf
Publicado el 10-23-2009
Thank you.
NOTE: I can’t find any info to very post no. 25.
FYI.
plane?
Lets cross our fingers
sure, no prob...
“A potent explosion in the Gulf tanks at Cataño, felt throughout the entire San Juan metro area, has caused injuries in streets near the installation from the force of the expanding shockwave.
“What i have is that it was a small plane, a plane; we’re ready, said Wilfredo Diaz Romero, nightshift medical leader in the Medical Center emergency room.
Various cars which were transiting the area suffered broken windowns, which caused minor injuries to an undetermined number of drivers.
Sargent Jose Torres told the AP that because the explosion happened so recently, around 12:30 Friday morning, that nothing was really known yet about the extent or type of damages caused.
Around 1:00 AM, the area around the Guaynabo federal penitentiary, (also part of...) close to the Goya installations, was full of ambulances and police vehicles which were trying to open a path for many firetrucks approaching the location.
“We have wounded who were transiting the roads and are being treated at the present time”.
Authorities are not allowing press access because they didn’t exactly know what chemicals might have been released into the area.
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That’s the meat of it, more or less - hope this helps.
JG
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