A sewer chamber explosion affected a group of houses in Concepción, in the Bío Bío region, during the day this Saturday
The gas explosion took place in Villa San Juan 1 and 2, in the Santa Sabina sector, approximately at 4:00 p.m.
Vecino felt a violent explosion that blew the covers of the sewers on the public highway, as well as inside the affected houses.
Due to the incident, an emergency team was dispatched from the Municipality of Concepción, who worked in conjunction with Firefighters.
Measurements were made in the area due to the gas accumulation in sewers, which could mean a danger to neighbors.
Through Onemi the presence of the company has been requested Gas Sur to review the gas network in the sector, where different cleanings have been carried out in the pipes of the place.
Preliminarily, 4 houses were affected with minor damages, the causes of this fact are still unknown.
