- Residents of Punta Mata were evacuated due to the fire at the Muscar plant facilities
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According to reports, the inhabitants of Punta de Mata were evacuated due to the fire that broke out at the PDVSA facilities in the area.
The Muscar Gas Complex is located between the Musipán and Carito oil fields.
Previously, the medium The Truth of Monagas reported three injuries as a result of the incident. However, PDVSA detailed that there were five in total.
“Various organizations from the oil industry, Civil Protection, Bolivarian National Guard, firefighters (…) have remained on site from the moment the incident was reported to carry out the pertinent work and mitigate the event,” he reported in a statement. the state oil company.
X users broadcast videos showing the cloud of smoke and fire flames coming out of the gas plant.
In addition, they reported the closure of nearby roads as a safety measure against the explosion and gases released by the fire.
Previous incidents at PDVSA facilities
On October 15, two explosions occurred in the PDVSA storage tank farm in Las Salinas, Cabimas (Zulia).
According to authorities, the first explosion was caused by a lightning strike, which caused the fire to spread quickly.
Colonel Mufid Houmeidan, commander of the Cabimas Fire Department, reported at that time that the number of injured was 26.
“There was an overflow of the tank (boiling) that generated a large radiation or heat wave. There are 22 people with minor burns and four with second-degree burns,” Houmedian reported.
Another fire at PDVSA facilities occurred in July, specifically in a state gas pipeline in the state of Anzoátegui.
According to the then Minister of the Interior, Remigio Ceballos, the incident would have been the product of sabotage and he assured that no injuries were reported.
On March 30, another fire broke out in the PDVSA tanks located in the Bachaquero sector of the Valmore Rodríguez municipality, in Zulia. Fire Department officials managed to control the flames until April 1.
The authorities stated that the fire started in the weeds around the tanks, but then spread to the retaining wall of tank 19, which was full of oil.
Old refinery incidents
On January 15, 2023, a fire occurred at the Cardón refinery of the Paraguaná Refining Center (CRP), in the state of Falcón.
PDVSA authorities reported no injuries or deaths from the incident, nor any serious material losses.
Previously, on December 26, 2022, another larger fire had occurred at the Cardón refinery that spread overnight, until it was attended to by firefighters.
At that time, due to its proximity to the mechurrio, the hypothesis was put forward that a spark from the facility fell into a waste lagoon and caused the fire.
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