Explosion was recorded at a floating gas station in the interior of Amazonas Disclosure A vessel exploded and caught fire while moored at a floating gas station on Sunday morning (2), in Amazonas. During the fire, a man ran through the flames and threw himself into the river to escape. A woman who was on the boat also jumped into the water. The moment was recorded by security cameras. The images show the boat stopped next to the station platform when a strong explosion hits the vessel. The flames then quickly spread across the boat's deck and the structure of the boat. In the video, a man appears leaving the rear of the vessel, crosses the area engulfed in fire and throws himself into the river to save himself. A woman who was on the side of the boat also jumps into the water. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Soon after, a gas station attendant runs to the location, releases the mooring ropes to move the vessel away from the fuel pumps and uses a fire extinguisher to contain the fires that remained on the platform. Meanwhile, the boat continues to drift along the river, releasing smoke.
Man runs through flames and woman jumps into river after boat explosion at floating station in Amazonas
Explosion was recorded at a floating gas station in the interior of Amazonas Disclosure A vessel exploded and caught fire while moored at a floating gas station on Sunday morning (2), in Amazonas. During the fire, a man...
Despite the scare and the risk of the fire reaching the fuel tanks and pumps, the flames in the station's structure were quickly controlled. Until the last update of this report, there was no official information on the health status of the vessel's occupants. READ ALSO: What is known about the toxic gas leak from the factory in Manaus One week after the toxic gas leak, the tank remains without emissions and firefighters end operations in Manaus Vessel catches fire and passengers throw themselves into the Rio Negro, in AM Explosion was recorded at a floating station in the interior of Amazonas Disclosure
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