A regrettable tragedy occurred on August 22, inside the “Bachoco” chicken processing plant when two employees lost their lives and another was seriously poisoned.
According to the report, the events occurred at around 7:30 in the morning, in the back part of the facility where the septic tank is located.
Due to the blockage of the ducts where the waste is transported, an employee of the company decided to enter the pit to be able to unclog the ducts, but due to the high content of gas (methane) he allegedly lost consciousness inside the pit.
Upon seeing this, another of his colleagues also entered with the intention of helping him, but also suffered the onslaught of the highly toxic gas, and he never came out.
A third employee who saw everything told his superiors what had happened, but out of desperation at seeing his colleagues trapped, he also entered the pit.
But when he felt that he was losing consciousness as well, he managed to get out.
In the view of this situation, the plant managers had already called the emergency services.
Two rescue and accident units from the SSP fire department, as well as two ambulances, arrived at the scene.
It was found that the intoxicated employee quickly received oxygen from the paramedics and was transferred to the Clinica de Merida private hospital.
Meanwhile, the firefighters, supported by safety equipment and oxygen tanks, entered the pit, where they managed to locate and rescue the body of one of the young men.
Meanwhile, the body of the other worker is still missing.
The firefighters continue to work in the area to find the body of the young man.
Executives and the manager of the company have tried to minimize the events, preventing the media from reporting the crime.
They have even bribed other media so that in their information they would mention that there were no deaths or injuries.
The injured person was identified as Eddy Osorio.
And one of the deceased responded to the name of Juan Pacheco, 29 years old, from Hunucma
The identity of the other deceased is still unknown. Although he is known as “Pedro Chale”, a resident of the Acim subdivision, Umán.
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