TWO DEAD AND 10 BURNED AFTER FIREWORKS FACTORY EXPLODES IN SANTA ANA

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Units from Comandos de Salvamento, Santa Ana and El Congo branches, Cruz Verde, Cruz Roja, Bomberos, Protección Civil, Policía Nacional Civil and the Army arrived to assist victims of an explosion inside an illegal fireworks factory in Santa Ana.

The victims were making pyrotechnic products in a home located in Jardines del Jordán, in Cantón El Ranchador, Santa Ana.

The incident occurred shortly after seven at night while the workers were carrying out some operations. The explosion alerted residents, who initially assisted the victims while waiting for emergency responders.

Comandos de Salvamento reported that the bodies of two people who had died from the trauma they suffered were found at the site of the explosion. Meanwhile, the burned individuals were stabilized and transported on an emergency basis to medical centers by ambulance.