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Statement from Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño regarding today’s explosion at a fuel storage facility
October 23, 2009
Early this morning, an explosion occurred at a fuel storage facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. A fire is currently burning in 14 of the facility’s 40 storage tanks. First responders were on the scene within minutes, and have been closely coordinating with federal, state and local agencies to protect citizens and control the blaze. Currently, there are no known fatalities, and the cause for the explosion is unknown.We are focused on containing the fire and ensuring everyone’s safety. Working with federal agencies, we have established a unified command center grouping federal and state agencies in San Juan, and an information center close by to continuously monitor the situation.
As a precaution, 150 families in Cataño, a neighborhood just north of the incident, were relocated soon after the fire. Public schools in five municipalities around the facility have been closed for the day. The rest of the public schools throughout Puerto Rico, as well as the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, will operate on a normal schedule. The San Juan airport is operating normally, as are all tourism services.
With a 24 day supply of fuel located in other storage facilities in Puerto Rico, we do not expect any impact on fuel availability in San Juan or throughout the island.
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*Updates will be provided as soon as they are available.
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43396620091023
“Blast, fire rip Puerto Rico oil site, inquiry opens”
Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:05am IST
SAN JUAN (Reuters) -
SNIPPET: “Although officials said the incident was initially being treated as an accident, FBI agents were assisting the authorities in investigating the cause of the explosion.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said it was also deploying a six-person team to San Juan to help with the inquiry.
Fortuno said security had been protectively stepped up at the island’s other oil facilities in the south coast town of Guayanilla and at Yabucoa on the east coast. “
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43396620091023?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=0
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“Consumer Affairs Secretary Luis Rivera Marin ordered a five-day freeze on prices of gasoline and other oil products.
Puerto Rico Gas Retailers Association head Hector Gierbolini said he expected Gulf stations would have supply problems, but other retailers should have available fuel.”