Civil Protection of EcatepecState of Mexico, assesses risks in 45 surrounding houses to the mattress factory consumed yesterday by fire, in the Hank González neighborhood, to guarantee the safety of its inhabitants.
Also, department personnel attended a citizen complaint y another company dedicated to the manufacture of mattresses was suspended located on 3rd street, in the same neighborhood, which clacked minimum security measures to work and endangered the social environment, infrastructure and environment.
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Jesus Clara Gonzalezdirector of Civil Protection and Firefighters of Ecatepecreported that four families have not been able to return to their homeswhenever their homes are located next to the factory consumed by fire and it is necessary to wait 48 hours to rule out any risk.
Suspended property
He added that the burned property will be suspended by municipal authorities and by the Prosecutor’s Office of the entitydue to the risk it represents for the population.
Guadalupe Chávez Castillo, head of Prevention of the Directorate of Civil Protection and Firefighters of Ecatepec, reported that they began the risk assessment in homes surrounding the burned buildingdue to the high temperatures to which they were exposed.
He added that about 45 houses will be reviewed by personnel from the Risk Analysis Subdirectorate and the Prevention Department. The above, after visiting homes on streets 111 and 114 in the Hank González neighborhood, to carry out the risk assessment and issue an opinion on the matter.
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Workers from Public Services and the Sapase water agency, among other areas, with the support of five workers, continue with cleaning work in streets surrounding the burned building. Since the combination of water with chemicals formed a slippery paste, which they remove because represents a risk to the population and could also affect the drainage network.