Mexico City /
The director of Pemex, Victor Rodriguez Padillareported that after the accident that occurred in the refinery Deer Paklocated in Texasin USAand that belongs to Mexican Petroleum It was due to a gas leak that claimed the lives of two people.
“Unfortunately we have two deaths, who are the workers who were directly working in the affected area, and who received the direct impact of the gas,” he said.
By participating in the president’s morning conference Claudia Sheinbaum Pardothe director of Pemex He said that the 13 people who were taken to the hospital are in good health, but they are still in the hospital per 24-hour protocol.
“There was a leak of bitter gas, hydrogen sulfide gas, which is completely harmful to health. We had 35 cases, of which they were evaluated locally and sent to the hospital, based on that information, only 13 people,” who are fine of health.
He stated that the bodies of those who died in the refinery Deer Pak They were recovered until dawn, due to gas contamination in the area.
“After sand the gas dissipated, it was possible to enter the area and that was whenand they found the two bodies, one of them very quickly was at ground level, and the other was 10 meters high, which was more complicated,” he said.
Rodriguez Padilla He said that after the event, a series of protocols were established to notify the authorities, in Harris County, as well as the state of Texasas well as families.
Morning conference by President Claudia Sheinbaum
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