Fire at a gas pipette store in Medellín left three people injured

Image of the emergency that occurred in Villatina, Medellín, on the afternoon of September 12, 2023 – credit Mayor’s Office of Medellín

A structural fire in a home in the Villatina neighborhood, east center of Medellín (Antioquia), on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 12, caused panic among the residents of the sector. The emergency, which occurred in a place where gas cylinders were sold, left three people injured.

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The Administrative Department of Disaster Risk Management (Dagrd) reported that the events occurred around 6:14 in the afternoon, when the flames spread throughout the house, so the residents of the sector immediately informed the authorities.

The emergency was attended by five crews from the Official Medellín Fire Department, who arrived at the scene with 20 units, after the community alert call.

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“Three injured people were reported in the incident, one of them was transferred by the Ministry of Health to a healthcare center,” Dagrd reported.

Reference file image. The Medellín Fire Department put out the flames of the fire that occurred in a home in Villatina, Medellín – Colprensa

The authorities also reported the extraction of 20 gas cylinders that were stored inside the house, since there was a risk that the tanks would cause a much greater emergency.

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Regarding the causes of the conflagration, the authorities announced that the events are the subject of investigation.

With this emergency, there are already 428 cases of structural fires that the Administrative Department of Disaster Risk Management has attended to in conjunction with the Official Medellín Fire Department so far in 2023.

Reference file image. A fire in the Olaya Herrera neighborhood of Medellín left one person dead – credit Colprensa

The fire in the Villatina neighborhood is not the only one that has occurred in the capital of Antioquia in recent days. On September 10, a large conflagration in the Olaya Herrera neighborhood left one person dead.

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