A week after the accident with a truck loaded with fuel, families are staying in hotels | Minas Gerais

A week after the accident that left one person dead and nine injured, the families affected by the fire caused by a tanker truck are housed in hotels while works are being carried out by the company responsible for the truck, according to residents of the region.

A locksmith was left with the partially burned facadethe owner said he was three days unable to work. According to the entrepreneur, the company has made the necessary repairs.

“It was a shock, but things are getting back on track. The company is providing assistance. I didn’t lose anything in the store and people in the affected homes are in hotels,” said Paulo.

According to the Fire Department, the vehicle was loaded with 23 thousand liters of fuel, 10 thousand liters of gasoline, 10 thousand liters of diesel and three thousand liters of alcohol. The driver left Betimin Greater BH, and was on its way to supply stations in Belo Horizonte.

The fuel leaked and set fire to houses in the area, leaving the driver Gildesio de Oliveira, 54, dead, and nine people injured. Among the victims was a child 6 years. All of them were released from the hospital, except one elderly man, aged 64. He had around 50% of his body burned and continues to undergo treatment.