Three people, a couple who run a plastics workshop and their daughter, were arrested on Wednesday as part of the investigation into the explosion that killed 33 people on August 14 about twenty kilometers from Santo Domingo, their lawyer announced, shouting ” Circus”. and referred to “lies” from the authorities.
The owners of Vidal Plast, the epicenter of the detonation, must answer for their possible responsibility in the explosion that damaged buildings in San Cristobal within 500 meters.
“There was no need to carry out this arrest and search operation. “They (the authorities) simply want to sell the country a circus,” criticized lawyer Norberto Rondon to the press.
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Me Rondon called the allegations “a mix of lies, half-truths and manipulation.”
“The location (workshop) contained accumulations of gases and combustible materials that could have triggered the explosion through sparks, ignition, heat or friction,” said a preliminary report dated August 18 that was leaked to the press on Tuesday.
A more detailed report on the accident is expected to be released in the coming days.
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Firefighters discovered that Vidal Plast was the subject of a smoke report in March. A product has been discovered that must be stored at temperatures below 20°C and is very sensitive to temperature fluctuations, sparks and moisture.
“This company does not use any chemical agents,” replies the lawyer, but “We cut the plastic with two electric mills that shred the plastic with a blade and break it into small pieces to sell to manufacturers.” of bags or bottle caps.
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Of the 33 dead, 19 have not yet been identified by the authorities, said the director of the Institute of Forensic Pathology on Wednesday.
The toll could have been significantly higher; many buildings in the commercial area where the explosion occurred were unoccupied because a parking lot was under construction.