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Seven dead and 70 wounded by illegal drilling of pipeline in Colombia
posted on: Dec 23 2011 9:6 by RDugey. Viewed 42 times.
At least seven dead and 70 wounded caused the explosion of a pipeline that was reportedly drilled by thieves of fuels, in a rural area of the town of Dosquebradas, at the Centre West of Colombia, today they informed the authorities.
"So far we have seven fatalities and more than 70 wounded, as well as the destruction of 30 houses," told reporters the Mayor of Dosquebradas, light dream Betancourt.
"We have information that there were apparently people that pierced the pipeline to steal fuel, which rolled up the ravine Agua Azul (a stream) and exploded." "The water is contaminated," explained the official.
In the area, next to the humble neighborhood La Acuarela, Dosquebradas, technicians and operators of the Colombian Petroleum Enterprise (Ecopetrol) analyses the situation, also said the Mayor of the town of Department of Risaralda.
The injured were taken to hospitals in Pereira, capital u000aRisaralda.
The explosion occurred towards the 04.30 am local (0900 GMT) in the rural of the currency, neighbouring the town urban.
The pipeline was carrying gasoline that is poured over the stream and generated a great fire.
The Colonel Gonzalo Londoño, Commander of the police of Pereira said also to journalists that the figure of houses affected can exceed the hundred.
.The Director of Civil Defense, Alfredo Muñoz, advised residents not to drink water in the area.
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