After personnel from the Public Works Directorate carried out work with a retro excavator on Agustín de Iturbide Street, the situation got out of control, due to a gas cloud covering at least 20 houses in the surrounding area.
Altamira, Tamaulipas. – A gas leak in the central area of Altamira generated the mobilization of emergency bodies this morning.
The above after personnel from the management of Public Works of the municipality will carry out work with a retro excavator on the Agustín de Iturbide street.
The situation got out of control for several minutes, because a cloud of gas covered at least 20 houses around.
Despite the efforts of municipal Civil Protection, Engie Gas personnel had to arrive to take control of the contingency.
The director of Civil Protection Altamira, Maria Luisa Cuevas Riverastated that an administrative penalty will be applied to the municipal agency, due to the poor maneuvers carried out, since there is ignorance on the part of the machinery operator.
