Firefighters have been fighting a fire at a chemical industry in Greater São Paulo for 17 hours. The chemical industry affected by the large fire in Itaquaquecetuba, in Greater São Paulo, had its operating license from the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo (Cetesb) expired. The information was released by the agency this Wednesday (5). ?? The fire started on Tuesday afternoon (4). According to the Fire Department, the flames were isolated around 9 pm, with no risk of spreading. On Wednesday morning, there were still fires at the company, but there was no risk to neighboring buildings. ? Click to follow the g1 Mogi das Cruzes e Suzano channel on WhatsApp According to Cetesb, the operating license expired on June 29th. As the renewal request was filed after the deadline, the document became invalid. The agency also reported that the company has no history of environmental irregularities. The company had 24 tanks with a capacity of 30,000 liters each, in addition to six 5,000-liter tanks, 200-liter drums and more than 100 IBC-type containers. Cetesb also informed that it provides support to the bodies responsible for dealing with the incident. After extinguishing the fire and completing emergency actions, the agency will carry out an assessment of possible environmental impacts. See more Fire is controlled at a solvent factory in Itaquaquecetuba Video shows a mushroom cloud in a fire at an industry in Itaquaquecetuba; SEE Videos record different angles of the fire in a chemical industry in Itaquaquecetuba; SEE Firefighters worked on the front line against the fire at the solvent industry in Itaquaquecetuba Reproduction / Firefighters Fighting the fire Almost 80 firefighters spent Tuesday night fighting the fire at the chemical industry in Itaquaquecetuba. Neighboring factories remain evacuated, and the area remains isolated. The fire hit the factory located on Estrada do Bonsucesso, in the Rio Baixo region. Check out the scene of the fire Arte / g1 More than 30 vehicles and around 80 firefighters were mobilized to fight the flames. According to the corporation, the work prevented the fire from reaching other areas of the company and neighboring properties. Watch more news about Alto Tietê
Chemical industry had an expired operating license from Cetesb, says agency
Firefighters have been fighting a fire at a chemical industry in Greater São Paulo for 17 hours. The chemical industry affected by the large fire in Itaquaquecetuba, in Greater São Paulo, had its operating license from...
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