Fire in chemical industry in Itaquaquecetuba is extinguished The large fire that hit a chemical solvent industry in Itaquaquecetuba, in Greater São Paulo, was extinguished in the early hours of this Thursday (6), after around 33 hours of fighting. According to the Fire Department, the last flames were put out around 12:10 am. ?? The fire started on Tuesday afternoon (4). According to the Fire Department, the flames were isolated around 9 pm, with no risk of spreading. During Wednesday (5), there were still fires in the company, but without risk to neighboring buildings. ? Click to follow the g1 Mogi das Cruzes e Suzano channel on WhatsApp In total, the incident mobilized 33 vehicles and 95 firefighters. According to the corporation, the flames reached 24 tanks that stored flammable liquids. Quema Química, an industry affected by the fire, has been operating in Itaquaquecetuba for more than two decades. At the site, the company stored around 2 million liters of flammable products, including toluene, hexane, ethyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate and resins. Fire in Itaquaquecetuba is extinguished by firefighters Basílio Magno / TV Diário READ MORE Video shows mushroom-shaped cloud in fire in Itaquaquecetuba industry; SEE Chemical industry destroyed by fire has been operating for more than two decades in Itaquaquecetuba Factory destroyed by fire in Itaquaquecetuba stored 2 million liters of flammable products VIDEO: animals are rescued alive after fire in Itaquaquecetuba industry Fire mobilized 95 firefighters The fire hit the Quema Química factory, located on Estrada do Bonsucesso, in the Rio Baixo region. According to the Fire Department, the combat work lasted around 33 hours and prevented the flames from spreading to neighboring areas. INFOGRAPHIC - Large fire hits chemical industry in Itaquaquecetuba Art/g1 License was expired According to the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo (Cetesb), the company's operating license expired on June 29th. As the renewal request was filed after the deadline, the document became invalid. Cetesb also informed that the company has no history of environmental irregularities. Watch more news about Alto Tietê
Fire in chemical industry in Itaquaquecetuba is extinguished after 33 hours
Fire in chemical industry in Itaquaquecetuba is extinguished The large fire that hit a chemical solvent industry in Itaquaquecetuba, in Greater São Paulo, was extinguished in the early hours of this Thursday (6), after...
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