Santa Anita: strong explosion in factory left three dead, several injured and damage to vehicles and buildings

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Explosion at Pepsico factory in Santa Anita leaves material damage. Channel N

Three people died, two were injured and several buildings were damaged, leaving a strong explosion in the Santa Anita district. According to witnesses at the scene, what flew through the air was a wastewater tank belonging to a beverage and food factory located at the intersection of Francisco Bolognesi and Manuel Celedonio de la Torre avenues.

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The detonation caused members of the General Fire Department and agents of the National Police of Peru (PNP) to approach the area to help evacuate the workers of the PepsiCo company who were trapped inside the facilities and free up the large traffic. that has been generated in the area.

The men in red noted that the explosion injured a woman in the face and caused severe bruises on a man. Both people were taken to a nearby health center. In total, three rescue units and two ambulances responded to the scene.

“Personnel from the General Fire Department carried out rescue work after the collapse of a wastewater storage tank that occurred this afternoon in a factory in the Santa Anita district (Lima). Injured people were transferred to a local clinic,” reported the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN).

Three people were injured after the detonation of a water tank belonging to the Pepsico company. (Photo: Andina)

It turned out that the tank that exploded would be used to wash the potatoes that would later be used in bagged snacks. The emergency was reported at 2:25 in the afternoon, but it occurred 19 minutes earlier, according to security cameras installed near the emergency.

“Every day there are foul odors that affect children, pregnant people, etc. They dump wastewater, pollutants. This is negligence,” neighbor Jhon Pariona, who has sued Pepsico for environmental contamination, told La República.

It should be noted that the authorities decided to close traffic (pedestrian and vehicular) in block 5 of Bolognesi Avenue, so that firefighters can carry out their corresponding activities. Through social networks they related what happened to the great traffic congestion at the tolls to enter the Santa Anita district from the Vía de Evitamiento.

Explosion in factory caused several damages to cars and neighboring properties. (Photo: Andina)

This is because the aforementioned area is flooded and it is very difficult for vehicles to travel through the surrounding streets. Neighbors ask that the Municipality of Santa Anita send personnel with motor pumps to try to clean the area. They report that the water level reaches ankle height.

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Likewise, different users reported that the smell that comes out of the factory and that spreads due to the amount of water poured is nauseating and also affects people’s traffic.

While the work is being carried out to contain the emergency by firefighters and police, the National Superintendency of Labor Supervision (Sunafil) stated through its official channels that it has already sent a team to initiate corresponding actions, in order to verify the plan. prevention and protection of the company, as well as the integrity of its workers.

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For its part, Sedapal maintained that it sent its technical team to provide support after what happened to the PepsiCo factory. His staff opened the sewer manholes so that the flood could pass and thus facilitate the transit of pedestrians and vehicles. “In addition, a hydrojet has been deployed to accelerate the absorption of the water that flooded the nearby streets,” he published on his social networks.

The Municipality of Santa Anita reported that its disaster risk management, inspection and environmental personnel approached the scene to support the evacuation of injured people and provide safety guidance to the personnel of said processing plant. “The causes of the accident are being evaluated,” they posted on platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Neighbors in the area are asking to close the factory due to the odors emanating from its operations. (Photo: Andina)

A couple of hours after what happened, the PepsiCo company reported in a statement about the strong explosion at its facilities in Santa Anita, where the structure of an industrial wastewater treatment tank detached.

In total, three people died and three were injured in the incident. Two of the injured are from the contracting company, while one is an employee of the institution. PepsiCo expresses its condolences to the families, assures collaboration with the authorities to investigate the incident and reiterates its commitment to transparency and the safety of its personnel and the community. You agree to take measures to mitigate and remedy the damage.

“Pepsico informs that today, in the afternoon, the detachment of the structure of a tank from our industrial wastewater treatment plant at our facilities in Santa Anita occurred, for reasons that are being investigated by the corresponding authorities,” it states. read at the beginning.

“Unfortunately, as a result of this incident, three people from contracting companies died and two are injured. In addition, a direct collaborator also suffered injuries; All those affected are being treated at a clinic near the area, in the company of our team. “We express our heartfelt condolences and respect to the families, and we reiterate our commitment to total transparency and openness with the authorities, to whom we inform in a timely manner and with whom we have been collaborating in the investigations,” he added.

Strong explosion at the Santa Anita factory left people injured and caused damage to vehicles and buildings. (Pepsico Statement)

After learning that the PepsiCo factory was closed by the Municipality of Santa Anita, the head of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE), Daniel Maurate, spoke out on the matter. In statements to the press, the minister stated that everything related to the explosion and the working conditions in the company in question are a matter of investigation, however, he announced that informality or denaturalization of outsourcing cannot be ruled out.

“Sunafil is already investigating the issue. For now, we cannot rule out anything. We cannot rule out forced labor, we cannot rule out informality within a formal company, nor can we rule out denaturalization of outsourcing,” he commented.

“Sunafil is going to investigate all of this, we have full confidence in Sunafil officials who are going to do a good job and will surely soon tell us what happened there,” he added.