A leak recorded in a Petróleos Mexicanos pipeline (Pemex), located in the Chicozapote First Section ranch, in the municipality of Centla, Tabasco, would have caused the death of two people due to alleged poisoningwhich led to the closure of the Villahermosa-Frontera highway by residents of the area, who demanded immediate attention from the oil company.
According to testimonies from residents, The victims were Javier Arias, 39, and his son Armando Hernández, 15.who died this Saturday morning after inhaling gas emanating from the leak and spill recorded in the area.
The rancheria delegate, Francisca Guadalupe Hernández Bautista, pointed out that The incident was reported to authorities since Friday night; However, until after noon on Saturday no personnel had shown up to attend to the emergency, a situation that led to the protest and road blockade.
“Here, unfortunately, the leak is still active, there is a spill. The report was made yesterday, today the report is being made and until now, according to what they say, the Pemex personnel were already present, but they have informed us,” he explained.
And he added: “What we want is for them to answer for the two bodies that are lying there, since because those are workers of a lady that unfortunately the two bodies are lying here, because people were going to start throwing the lady away, but unfortunately the lady is not guilty of anything, here the culprits are those of Pemex for the leak that there is. That affects all the citizens here, in this community, all the communities are affected.”
Given the lack of attention on the part of the state government and Pemex, inhabitants of the Chicozapote communities first and second section They closed the Villahermosa – Frontera highway near the town of Santa Cruzdemanding that the escape be addressed and responsible for the two deaths.
Don Santana Hernández Hernández explained that they decided to take the road because no one helps them. “We ask for help from the communities, from the nearby towns, who, if they can support us with their presence in the place, we will be grateful. But We need the support of some competent authority, not incompetent, competent, to come to the place, to talk to the population and see, that the bodies are still“he noted.
“Look at what time it is, the sun, the gas leak that poisoned them, where that body is there are cattle too, lying there due to the death of the gas from the gas leak that has been reported on occasions. We have reported it and they ignore it as soon as company personnel are sent, but Pemex itself is conspicuous by its absence.”
Don Santa explained that The two people who died are farmers from the area, and in the morning they went to check the livestock they care for and for what he pays them, and unfortunately they found death.
“These gentlemen are farmers and like on the property where they work they went to see the cattle of the owners, of their boss and well there they found death, now yes, they found themselves there in that place and without imagining that that toxic gas was going to end their lives.
“A father with his son, his youngest son, and it is unfortunate that at this time of day in the afternoon there is no longer any competent authority in the area,” he accused.
He assured that There are kilometers of pipelines that cross the area and go to Campeche and have never been maintainedso the inhabitants live in anxiety due to the constant leaks.
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