Two construction cranes collapsed in the pit in the Tamanaco station on Line 5 of the Metro de Caracas, causing a fuel spill that forced the closure for several hours in the strip of Las Mercedes. Baruta Mayor, Gerardo Blyde, reported via his Twitter account @ GerardoBlyde cranes drilled oil tank in works of Subway Line 5 and affected Avenue Princ. Las Mercedes.Â
In this incident, which occurred at 4 pm yesterday, no deaths or injuries were not recorded, as they informed the Director of Civil Protection Baruta, Miriam Veraicochea The vehicular traffic was closed on the strip of Las Mercedes Street between New York and to the Paseo Las Mercedes, by fuel spillage. Immediately this accident happened approached the site the firefighting and civil protection to try and clear the way effective. Municipal president also came the site of the incident to request the construction company Odebrecht more about this incident. This is one of the two stations of Line 5 under construction in the town Baruta. ‘s the first accident of quantity which is produced in this type of work as reported by municipal authorities. MCV