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Six More People Died From the Explosion of a Gas Truck in Renca, Santiago, and 14 People Are Still at Vital Risk.

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The Undersecretary of Care Networks, which reports to the Ministry of Health of Chile, has reported that two women have died this Saturday due to their severe burns after Thursday they overturned and then exploded a truck carrying liquefied gas, from the Gasco company, in the municipality of Renca, in the northeastern Santiago. In the tragedy, four people, including the driver, died, while 15 continue to be hospitalized, 14 at life risk.

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This Saturday, the family of Paulette Tello, who was moving on a motorcycle with his partner Nicolás Soto, confirmed the death of both after the tragic accident and subsequent explosion in Renca. On social networks, the young woman’s sister shared two publications with an emotional farewell message. After the tragedy, the couple was missing; however, in the last hours the Legal Medical Service confirmed the death of Nicolás Soto. Read also... Ga…

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The Undersecretary of Care Networks, which reports to the Ministry of Health of Chile, has reported that two women have died this Saturday due to their severe burns after Thursday they overturned and then exploded a truck carrying liquefied gas, from the Gasco company, in the municipality of Renca, in the northeastern Santiago. In the tragedy, four people, including the driver, died, while 15 continue to be hospitalized, 14 at life risk.

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A man from Los Angeles is in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit of the former Central Post in Santiago after being seriously injured in the explosion of a truck carrying liquefied gas in the commune of Renca. The accident occurred on Thursday morning when Gasco’s vehicle, which was on the General Velasquez axis, overturned and set off a fire of great magnitude. Manuel Garrido Fuentes, 49, worked as a guard in a garage under the bypass…

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elcontraste.cl broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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