“We are a small town.” The mayor gave details of the accident in Blaquier and revealed the cause of death of the 6 men who entered the well

After the accident that took place in a pumping well in Blaquier, province of Buenos Aires, when a man fainted while working and five others died trying to rescue him, the mayor of Florentino Ameghino – the party to which the town belongs – spoke and gave details of what happened. ““This is a small town and when something happens we all want to come to the rescue,” said the main authority, Nahuel Mittelbach. He also referred to the cause of death of Ricardo Bottega, the first man to enter the well.

The mayor revealed that after the event he received a call from the town delegate and that was how he found out what had happened. “All the available resources were mobilized, I went to the place, but there was not much that could be done,” he said. Furthermore, he explained that Bottega “He dedicated his whole life” to working on pump repair. “He was hired to do this task for many years. “This is a small town and when something happens we all want to come to the rescue,” indicated in dialogue with TN.

After that, he confirmed how the tragedy occurred: “Bottega is the first to enter the chamber, he had entered earlier in the morning, in the afternoon it is seen that the concentration of gases increased and he was the first to enter. Neighbors arrived and tried to help and rescue him. “The situation was very lethal”.

Ricardo playing the bandoneon at the Ceibo Ameghino.

It was at that moment that Mittelbach gave details of the pumping well into which the six victims entered: “It is a completely fenced place, a work inaugurated recently, only people who must carry out work can enter. We had to repair the pump, that was the task assigned to Ricardo.”

In that sense, he added: “The place has a very heavy lid, it is difficult to access, you go down by stairs. There is a room where all the electrical issues are; “The well is part of the town’s sewer system.”

Then, Mittelbach referred to the cause of death of Bottega, the first to enter the well, and assured that according to the autopsy he died from “mechanical asphyxiation due to bronchoaspiration.” “Neighbors arrived quickly and began to come in to help him. There were five people who tried to rescue Ricardo, but they couldn’t get out. “They were taken out with almost no vital signs,” the mayor closed.

Tragedy in Blaquier

The death of six people in a pumping well caused shock in Blaquiera town of two thousand inhabitants that belongs to the party of Florentino Ameghino, northwest of the province of Buenos Aires. According to the official report this afternoon, the victims died from “mechanical asphyxiation due to bronchoaspiration.”

The incident broke out on Friday afternoon when Bottega –who had been hired by the municipality to do “routine maintenance tasks on the sewer system”- entered the well located in a place called “El cigarro” and did not surface again. Then, five people entered to rescue him, but they also died there.

In a statement from the municipality, it was stated that as a result of Bottega’s disappearance “and in response to the request for help made by the person responsible for the sewers, Ezequiel Rodríguez, neighbors approached with the intention of collaborating in the rescue.” However, “as they descended for that purpose they suffered the consequences, presumably, associated with the inhalation of concentrated gases.”

“Unfortunately, the five people who participated in the rescue attempt died: Juan Ramón Sánchez, Nicolás Sánchez, Mateo Pellegrino, Carlos Renger and Alejandro Centeno”confirmed the writing.

In this frame Mittelbach arranged three days of mourning throughout the game, “with the indication of raising the flag at half-mast in all public establishments.” “The entire town of Florentino Ameghino is immersed in deep grief due to this irremediable loss,” he stated.

In the new official report, the municipality reported that the six victims were subjected to the corresponding autopsies and that They died from “mechanical asphyxiation due to bronchoaspiration.” They also indicated that The “two firefighters who rescued the bodies of the victims remained under preventive observation” and are “stable and close to discharge.”

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