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The municipality of Líbano, Tolima, was declared on alert after the explosion of a dust that leaves as a balance, so far, about 17 people injured and a minor, 16 years old, dead, as confirmed by the National Institute of Health (INS).
“It was horrible, the explosion was heard everywhere,” said a Lebanese, adding that “smoke and a lot of fire came out.”
The events happened around 5 in the afternoon this Thursday in a powder store that it operated in the balance from Lebanon to the municipality of Murillo.
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Firefighting teams and relief agencies attend to the emergency at this time and transfer the injured to the Alfonso Jaramillo Salazar Hospital. The most serious cases will be referred to the Simón Bolívar Hospital in Bogotá.
The Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, said that “it is inconceivable that after all the campaigns and calls for attention from the Icbf and the Ministry of Health, we have to transfer 18 injured from the explosion of a dust factory in Lebanon, Tolima to Bogotá. folly! “
For now, the identities of those affected who have burns on the face and a large part of their bodies are not known.
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The Secretary of Health of Tolima, Jorge Bolívar, confirmed that among the injured there are 3 minors.
“Unfortunately we have injured with very delicate burns and others with very serious bruises and blows”, said the Secretary of Health.
This is the first partial report of the serious situation and new reports are awaited as the possibility of more injured people is not ruled out.
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Tragedy in Girón
Authorities also confirmed that the explosion of a gunpowder factory in Girón, Santander, left one person dead.
The first versions indicate that around 6:30 in the afternoon of this Thursday, a great The detonation was registered in the Acapulco village, Girón district.
NATION
With information from BUCARAMANGA and IBAGUÉ
