A worker injured in serious fire decanter of Manizales

02.10.2011 11:55

The flames began minutes before 8 am on Saturday. Two of the warehouses wherealcohol is stored as being affected by the conflagration, and is estimated to have consumed 27,000 liters of liquor. A worker was injured.
Fire walls are 50 meters up on the roof of the cellars three and four on the Caldas LiquorCompany. Apparently a short circuit caused the emergency.
 
The risk of an explosion forced firefighters to take extra security measures and remotelyjets tried to smother the flames.

The fire in less than two hours consumed more than 25,000 barrels of alcohol.Flammable material and wood construction made ​​it easier to understand the flames out of control. The industrial area of ​​Manila was evacuated as a preventive measure for the risk of fire spread to neighboring buildings.
For now, the losses are incalculable Caldas distillery

The Governor in charge of Caldas, personally attended the emergency originated in the industrial area of ​​Manizales. Areas surrounding the site were evacuated by relief agencies to the danger of the flames.
Thousands of liters of liquor boiling water reached the creek Manizales and expertsanalyze whether the site registers or potentially toxic levels combustion.