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Amuay tragedy - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 11°44′48″N 70°11′42″W / 11.74667°N 70.19500°W

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Amuay tragedy
Oil tank burning after the 2012 Amuay refinery explosion.
Date	24 August 2012 (2012-08-24)
Time	01:11 VET
Location	Paraguaná Refinery Complex, Punto Fijo, Venezuela
Coordinates	11°44′48″N 70°11′42″W / 11.74667°N 70.19500°W / 11.74667; -70.19500
Cause	Ignition of gas leak
Deaths	48+
Non-fatal injuries	151+

The Amuay tragedy was an explosion of the Paraguaná Refinery Complex in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. The explosion resulted in the death of 48 people and injured 151 others.

Explosion

On 25 August 2012 at 01:11 (05:41 GMT), an explosion caused by the ignition of leaking gas at the Amuay refinery killed 48 people, primarily National Guard troops stationed at the plant, and injured 151 others.^[1] A 10-year-old boy was among the dead.^[2]^[3]

In addition to the refinery, more than 1,600 homes were damaged by the shockwave.^[4]

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Three days of national mourning was declared by President Hugo Chávez.^[5] He also ordered a probe into the cause of the fire.^[6] Chávez said he was creating a US$23 million fund for clean-up operations and a replacement of destroyed homes.^[7] He said that "60 new homes were ready for affected families to move into, 60 more would be finished soon, and a further 137 houses would be handed over next month."^[8] He also rejected claims that PDVSA might be responsible for the disaster.^[4] The first were extinguished by 28 August 2012.^[9]

Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski criticized PDVSA management for their poor safety record and forwarded lack of maintenance as a cause of the accident. President Chávez, who claimed that it was too early to identify the cause, as well as minister Ramírez, said that Capriles did not "know what he's talking about".^[10] Iván Freites, the Secretary-General of the United Federation of Oil Workers, held the government responsible "lack of maintenance and investment" in the industry, considering it the main cause of the explosion.^[11] Freites denounced that since 2011, the union of oil workers had complained about problems with "damaged equipment, lack of spare parts and other unsafe conditions".^[12]

References

^ De Abreu, Lissy (28 August 2012). "A devastating fire at Venezuela's main oil refinery, spread Monday". Petroleumworld. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^ James, Ian (25 August 2012). "Refinery blast kills 39 in Venezuela, dozens hurt". NBC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ Neuman, William (25 August 2012). "At Least 39 Killed in Blast at Refinery in Venezuela". The New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b Parraga, Marianna; Urribarri, Sailu (2 September 2012). "Chaos, demands for answers after Venezuela refinery blast". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ "Venezuela: Chavez orders Amuay refinery blast probe". BBC News. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "Probe ordered into Venezuela refinery blast". Al Jazeera. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ Parraga, Marianna; Urribarri, Sailu (28 August 2012). "Venezuela fire-fighters struggle with refinery blaze". Reuters. Retrieved 28 August 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Parraga, Marianna (27 August 2012). "Venezuela refinery could restart Friday". Reuters. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^ Parraga, Marianna; Urribarri, Sailu (28 August 2012). "Venezuela fire-fighters struggle with refinery blaze". Reuters. Retrieved 28 August 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Neuman, William (27 August 2012). "Venezuelan Government Criticized in Deadly Refinery Blast". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
^ "Sindicato acusó al gobierno" [Tragedy in Amuay: union accused the government] (in Spanish). Infobae. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
^ Neuman, William (27 August 2012). "Venezuelan Government Criticized in Deadly Refinery Blast". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

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