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An explosion and subsequent fire takes place this Thursday morning in the Camanchaca fishing in Talcahuano.
The column of smoke caused by the incident, can be seen from different communes of Greater Concepción.
In turn, firefighters from the entire port commune were present at the site of the event, with the aim of working to control the flames.
“The causes of the fire are a matter of investigation (…) The frozen food plant would be burning “, pointed to Radio Bío Bío the mayor of Talcahuano, Henry Campos.
Likewise, the highest communal authority pointed out that “there are no injuries at this time, according to the information given to me by the Camanchaca management, where all the workers of the place would have left “.
In that sense, Campos called on the neighbors to move away from the place, in order to facilitate the work of emergency teams.
Due to the magnitude of the emergency, the evacuation of workers from a nearby fishery.