Four Suffer Minor Injuries Following Explosion at Pharmaceutical Plant in Guadalajara

Four individuals, including three firefighters and one worker, sustained minor injuries following a fire that erupted in an external tank at a pharmaceutical company located on Miralcampo Avenue in Azuqueca de Henares. The incident occurred after an explosion.

Sources from the Emergency and Urgent Care Coordination Service 112 of Castilla-La Mancha informed Europa Press that between 600 and 700 employees had to be evacuated as a precaution due to the fire in an underground external tank containing methylene chloride, acetone, and ethanol.

Police officers from the Civil Guard and Local Police, along with firefighters from the Azuqueca de Henares station, were dispatched to the scene. They requested assistance from firefighters in Sigüenza, Guadalajara, and Madrid.

Four suffer minor injuries and over 600 workers evacuated following an explosion at an Azuqueca pharmaceutical plant.

Four individuals, including three firefighters and one worker, sustained minor injuries following a fire that erupted in an external tank at a pharmaceutical company located on Miralcampo Avenue in Azuqueca de Henares. The incident occurred after an explosion.

Regarding medical response, two life support ambulances were mobilised to transport the injured to Guadalajara Hospital, while an intensive care unit remains on site as a precautionary measure.