A shocking fire broke out on Tuesday afternoonJanuary 16, at the Bogota exit on 80th Street. According to initial information, the emergency started at around 16.10 in a warehouse on the 2nd kilometer of the route from the Colombian capital to Siberia.
(The latest: severe fire in Bogotá: they hypothesize an emergency at a waste company).
Meanwhile, fire brigades arrive at the scene. People in the surrounding area have already been evacuated.
According to the report from neighbors, The fire occurs in the industrial zone of the sector.
As seen in the images shared by citizens, some parked buses come under fire.
To date, the reasons that triggered the emergency are unknown.
In the last moments, Workers in nearby areas were evacuated.
“Firefighters from Garcés Navas, Ferias, Puente Aranda, Chapinero stations, the Technical Rescue Team and the Hazardous Materials Group support the Cundinamarca Firefighters in taking the fire under control“He reported it to the Bogotá Fire Department.
In reaction to the news published by this newspaper, the mayor of Bogota, Carlos Fernando Galán, said: “We are at your disposal for any assistance necessary.”
(You can read: Harsh message from the wife of Iván, the late son of General (r) Rodolfo Palomino).
Under the influence of what happened,Captain Álvaro FarfánIn a conversation with Citytv journalist Mayra Tenorio of the Cundinamarca Fire Department, he stated that the affected location was “a chemical waste company”.
Regarding the hypothesis of what happened, Farfán said: “According to the report of the same people from the company, it appears that there was an overheating of some aerosols located at certain points. But these are the reasons that we will identify in due time.”
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