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The investigation confirmed Wednesday afternoon (26) that a gas leak was responsible for the explosion, followed by a fire in a Farroupilha building in Serra Gaúcha. The accident occurred on the morning of the same day, while 14 families had to leave the building. A woman was seriously injured.
"This gas was confined at night and, probably by an electric spark, it burned to generate a shock wave from the explosion and caused all the damage in the apartment and neighborhoods," explains the regional coordinator of IGP Airton. Kraemer.
The owner of the apartment where the fire began, aged 68, was alone at home. She had 88% of the body burned and is in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Caxias do Sul, in serious condition. She told her daughter that the explosion had occurred by the time she had lit the kitchen light.
The expert still does not know if the leak comes from the kitchen gas or the central gas system of the building. "The next step in the investigation is to check what is the source that leaked the gas," said the expert.
] The building has about 50 According to the guardian, in the afternoon of Wednesday, they were able to come in with firefighters to collect their belongings.Many will have to sleep in hotels or with friends.
Firefighters reported that the building was not licensed but the explosion would not have been avoided even if the document had been issued. They spent the afternoon removing debris scattered in the street.
A contractor under contract with the co-owner used a crane to remove part of the concrete structure of the building, which was in danger of falling. The engineers of the town hall and engaged by the condominium will evaluate the structure. For now, the building and the surrounding streets are still closed.
Even a parked car was hit by the debris of the .RBS TV
The explosion followed by A fire occurred around 7:30 am Residents said they heard a loud noise and then the flames spread quickly.
"At the time, I was leaving the building, which was very broken and crushed. When I got out of the garage, I found that he was on fire and that he had fallen, "recalls Fabiano Uilian.
Besides the owner of the apartment, 13 others were injured, inhaled smoke or were hit by construction debris and were unloaded
The building has 16 apartments and firefighters did not report how many people had been In one of them, the walls of the bathroom and a room were torn.The resident said that he had escaped because he had decided to take a shower later.
"I think God has taken a look at it: stay a little in bed. Today, I am happy and sad because the succession of our people is gone, "says lawyer Roberto Bernardi.
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