The Scientific Police of Paraná concluded, on the afternoon of Thursday (21), the identification of the bodies of the victims of the explosive materials factory explosion In Quatro Barras, Greater Curitiba, on August 12th. The accident at Enaex Brasil’s establishment left nine people dead.
Confirmation of identities was possible due to the joint work of the scientific police, responsible for the genetic identification of tracesand the Civil Police, who carried out the Papilloscopy in the analysis of fingerprints.
The expertise resulted in, analyzed in detail by the laboratories of the two police. The identification of the victims strictly followed the International Protocol of Disaster Victim Identification (DVI), recognized by the scientific methodology in situations of multiple fatalities.
The operation involved about 80 scientific police professionals, who worked in several simultaneous stages: while anthropology teams worked at the explosion site, other professionals performed the separation of biological samples and genetics laboratories have focused exclusively on this case. To speed up identification, family genetic profiles were inserted into the system.
Given the complexity of the scenario, the work required detailed traces collection and the integration of different forensic teams, ensuring technical rigor and speed in the process.
Enaex Brasil had already released the. See who they were:
- CAMILA DE ALMEIDA PINHEIRO;
- Cleberson Arruda Correa;
- Eduardo Silveira de Paula;
- Francieli Gonçalves de Oliveira;
- Jessica Aparecida Alves Pires;
- Marcio Nascimento de Andrade;
- Pablo Correa dos Santos;
- Roberto Dos Santos Kuhnen;
- Simeão Pires Machado;
A Civil Police Investigation on the causes of the explosion It follows in progress through the four -bar police station. In addition, specialized teams provide psychological support and assistance to the families of the victims, who were also received at a meeting to update the information and guidance on the next steps.
Enaex has sympathized with family, friends and colleagues of the people who died in the accident.
“We express our most sincere condolences to their families, friends and co -workers. 07 others had minor injuries, were immediately attended and are already with their family members in their homes. Investigations of the causes of the accident are underway.
Enaex Brasil remains available to the authorities in order to contribute to the clarification of the event. We thank everyone for their understanding and request respect for the privacy of families at this delicate time. New communications will be published actively and transparently, according to official confirmations “the company finished.
The explosion
Detonation occurred around 6:15 am. The captain of the Paraná Fire Department Luisiana Cavalca detailed the occurrence and said that 11 people were at the scene, two being able to leave and were not hit.
According to the firefighters, The explosion near the BR-116 highway was accidental. 10 vehicles were displaced to attend the occurrence, which had 50 agents on site.
Beyond the corporation, Military Police and State Civil Defense teams They were on site to protect the damaged area and serve families damaged by the explosion’s shock wave. Paraná’s Secretary of Public Security, Hudson Teixeira, was also present to follow the work.
The corporation also reported that three people, who were 200 m from the accident area, were served with light injuries. At the explosion site there was only one crater, without any further building.
According to the firefighters, the bodies of the victims were “Fragmented” due to the strength of detonation, which required the intense work of expertise for identification.
