The governor of São Paulo stated that the incident procedures will be checked and that the ‘regulation will work’
The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitastold journalists this Tuesday (12) that the procedures surrounding the explosion in Jaguaré, west of São Paulo, which took place on Monday (11), will be verified and that the companies involved will be held responsible.
“These companies will also be charged by regulation. We will check if there has been any deviation from procedures and, if so, they will be severely punished. Regulation is there to play its role, to be an arm of the state and not allow a service to be poorly provided”, declared Tarcísio.
The governor further stated that the state’s greatest objective is to value the well-being of its citizens. “We are going to revisit these processes to see how we can guarantee people’s safety, it is important to never give up on this”, he stated.
Tarcísio reaffirmed the importance of regulation and guaranteed that it will work. “Regulation will work, the state will act and we will monitor this very closely”, he concluded.
What happened
One explosion reached on Monday at least 35 houses and apartment windows blew out in a condominium in the Jaguaré neighborhood, in zwest of São Paulo. According to information from the Military Police of the State of São Paulo (PMESP), one person died at the scene e three were injured.
The Fire Department was activated around 4:08 p.m. to respond to an incident in a community close to Dr. Benedito de Moraes Leme and Piraúna streets, behind Condomínio Morada do Parque, with active fire in multiple residences and strong smell of gas.
In a note, the government of São Paulo informed that the power outage in the region as a security measure.
At around 7:20 p.m., the condominium residents they were allowed to return home.
Possible gas explosion
According to information from the Fire Department, the incident was possibly caused by , popularly known as cooking gas. The incident, according to PMESP, would have been result of an action by Sabesp. The corporation announced that “the reasons will be confirmed to the final of the expert work“.
Residents of the region reported that the team from Sabesp carried out works in the region. In a note, the São Paulo Gas Company (Comgás) said it had received call at 3:15 pm on gas leak caused by a “third party work”. The dealership stated that a team arrived at the scene around 3:37 p.m. and “eliminated the leak”. The company further clarified that did not perform maintenance in the region.
In note, . The company reported that it was carrying out a work of water pipe relocation “previously aligned and monitored” by Comgás. The company further said sympathize with the victims and providing “all necessary support” to those impacted by the incident.
