'We tried to run': cameraman reports despair when recording live explosion at Salto factory
Fire at the Pyrozzar factory left at least 12 injured and mobilized Fire Department teams this Friday (13).
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- Cameraman who was broadcasting live reports panic during an explosion at a chemical factory in Salto (SP).
- The incident left 12 injured and mobilized firefighters.
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Why It Matters
An explosion occurred in a chemical factory located in the Olarias neighborhood, in Salto (SP), this Friday.
The cameraman who recorded the moment when employees ran from the chemical factory in Salto (SP), this Friday (13), reported his despair when he recorded an explosion at the site while he was broadcasting live.
According to Reginaldo Rodrigues, the instinct of everyone close to the company was to try to run as far away as possible. "We tried to run and it seemed like we couldn't get to where we were trying to get. The fire was really close, it was a feeling of despair."
According to the cameraman, he was there with the aim of providing live coverage for a Facebook page. The explosion happened when the live had already been on air for 15 minutes.
"It was an inexplicable thing. I was there doing work for our page, filming, keeping my distance, when shortly, a fraction of a second, an explosion came. It formed that mushroom in the middle of the smoke and reached the people who were closest", he says.
In addition to the scene of employees fleeing, the broadcast also recorded shouts from people warning others to stay away. “Everyone get out,” said one of them.
Other records
The factory explosion generated panic among residents of the region, who recorded the explosions and even the work of the firefighters who responded to the incident in different parts of the city.
In one of the records, a resident caught the moment when one of the Fire Department men entered the factory through a hole opened in the wall. It is also possible to see the smoke after the explosion and people supporting the corporation's work.
The explosion that occurred at the Pyrozzar factory, located in the Olarias neighborhood, in the region of the Prefeito Hélio Steffen highway (SP-75), mobilized teams from the Fire Department of Salto and other cities.
According to Salto City Hall, at least 12 people were injured by the fire. All those rescued were taken to specialized hospitals in the region and to the Nossa Senhora do Monte Serrat Municipal Hospital.
Open Questions
- What was the exact cause of the explosion at the factory?
- What is the current health status of the 12 injured?
