Worker Tested Gas Leak with a Blowtorch and Caused a Fire in Conchalí - La Tercera

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Work was being done in the area to replace pipes, when a backhoe machine broke a matrix. The situation was controlled, but the risky maneuver of a worker ended up generating an emergency that ended up burning a bush from a home.

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What happened? In the municipality of Conchalí, northern sector of the Metropolitan Region, an unusual act of negligence occurred, after a worker of a gas company generated a fire in a house when he checked if there was a gas leak using a blowtorch. Security cameras captured the moment of the explosion, which occurred in hours of the night last Monday, according to Meganoticias slogan. What is known about the work due to a possible gas leak? Hou…