NewsWhore
05-13-2011, 04:20 PM
The Agroplast plastics factory went up in a giant blaze yesterday. The factory is located at Calle Guarocuya near the intersection with Avenida Luperon in Herrera. It took firefighters several hours to extinguish the fire. The company manufactured water bottles, glasses, plates and other plastic objects. The fire started at around 11am when around 100 employees were at work, but no one was reported injured. Resin materials used to manufacture the plastic bags ignited but despite the onsite fire extinguishers it spread so fast they could not stop it in time. The fire was so all-consuming it destroyed the roof of the factory and several lateral walls, according to Edwin Olivares, deputy director of the Emergency Operations Center who visited the site to coordinate rescue crews.
Greater Santo Domingo and Haina fire crews had to assist the Santo Domingo West firefighters who were the first to arrive on the scene. Company vice president Sergio Grullon complained the firefighters took an hour to arrive.
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Greater Santo Domingo and Haina fire crews had to assist the Santo Domingo West firefighters who were the first to arrive on the scene. Company vice president Sergio Grullon complained the firefighters took an hour to arrive.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)