A strong explosion caused a fire of the chemical magazine on Wednesday in the city of Alcala de Guadaira in the province of Seville in the south of Spain. Local authorities recommended 77,000 people will remain at home and tight closing of windows due to the risk of poisoning.
Fire near Seville. “Chemicals can become toxic as a result of combustion”
The explosion and fire occurred in the zone, where 200,000 were stored. liters of substance. According to the daily El Mundo, a cloud of smoke was visible at a distance of 80 km, including from Seville, about 15 km away, the capital of Andalusia.
“I am talking about corrosive and flammable products – substances that are essentially not dangerous, but can become toxic as a result of combustion” – warned the local fire brigade, cited by the daily “El Pais”.
The causes of the fire are not yet known.
Not the first such event in recent days
A similar event took place on Saturday (May 10) in Catalonia. As a result of the fire of the chemical magazine with 70 tons of chlorine, the service called about 150,000. residents of the province of Barcelona and Tarragon to stay at home.
