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Chile: Awesome Explosion of a Gas Truck Left Four Dead and 20 Injured

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A large explosion of a truck carrying gas caused the death on Thursday of at least four people and left 20 injured in Santiago, the capital of Chile, according to the authorities of the trans-Andean country. Around 8 a.m., the driver of the vehicle lost control near the town of Renca and impacted on the containment barrier.The driver of the gas truck, Gasco company, and three other people lost their lives.One dozen people had serious injuries an…

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The overturning of a truck carrying liquefied gas in Renca left four people dead, 17 injured and an extensive emergency operation, and also maintains an ongoing investigation by the Attorney General's Office. The tragedy again focused attention on the safety regulations that regulate the transit of this type of vehicles that, from the transport union, pointed out that it requires an "urgent upgrade."The president of Chile Transport, Raúl Clavero…

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After the truck overturned, a thick white smoke covered the motorway and surrounding vehicles, followed by an explosion with a huge fireball spreading in all directions - At least four people died and 17 others were injured.

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A large explosion of a truck carrying gas caused the death on Thursday of at least four people and left 20 injured in Santiago, the capital of Chile, according to the authorities of the trans-Andean country. Around 8 a.m., the driver of the vehicle lost control near the town of Renca and impacted on the containment barrier.The driver of the gas truck, Gasco company, and three other people lost their lives.One dozen people had serious injuries an…

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After the accident and subsequent explosion of a truck carrying gas, with fatal consequences in the municipality of Renca, the focus has been on the control on the roads of the country and on the role that both the State and the companies play in the transfer of dangerous cargoes. Experts and guilds agree that the inspections are insufficient due to the lack of infrastructure of the roads in the Metropolitan Region. Transport engineer Franco Bas…

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An explosion of a gas tank on this Friday (19) killed at least four people and wounded 10 people in Santiago, informing the authorities. About 8h00, a local time (even time in Brazil), the motorist lost control of the vehicle near the peripheral location of Renca and fought in a containment barrier. Amazingly shocking. A violent explosion of a liquid gas tank occurred on the last Thursday, 19th in the district of Renca, in the metropolitan regio…

The minister of the interior, Álvaro Elizalde, referred to the great explosion of a gas truck in Renca, which, so far, left 4 dead and almost 20 people injured of various gravity. According to Radio Biobio, the authority said that “to be clear, we leave expressing our condolences to the relatives of [...] This article Minister Elizalde by explosion in Renca: “They did not comply with the proper protocols” was originally published in El Diario de…

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cambio21.cl broke the news in on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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