At clinic 58 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), in TlalnepantlaState of Mexico, a oxygen leak in the pipe of a cryogenic storage tank, this morning, September 17, 2024.
In a statement, the IMSS He explained that the oxygen leak It occurred due to the fracture of a tank attachment.
The oxygen leakwhich generated a dense white cloud in the vicinity of the clinic, was sealed by elements of the Fire Department of the State of Mexico.
Video: Oxygen leak controlled at IMSS Clinic 58 in Tlalnepantla, Edomex
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The institution mentioned that in the face of the emergency, “the protocols Civil Protection inmates and the authorities were notified, so around 400 patients and staff who works in this medical unit were evacuated as a preventive measure.”
Elements of the Fire Department and Civil Protection attended the IMSS clinic 58 to deal with the emergency, which was controlled immediately, which allowed the medical unit to operate and patient care to be reactivated.
Finally, the IMSS He stressed that the company in charge of providing the service oxygen was responsible for “exhaustive review protocols.”
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