One of chemical company Alcaliber’s isobutanol tanks suffered an explosion. The fire that occurred was brought under control thanks to foam concentrates coming from the factory itself, located in the industrial zone of Toledo, and emergency teams were already on site. Factory workers were evacuated.
Firefighters, local and national police, an intensive care unit and two emergency ambulances responded to the event.
From the University Hospital of Toledo they confirm that there are two people slightly injured and a third person affected. The neighboring Schweppes factory had to be evacuated and workers returned to the factory around 2 p.m.
From the University Hospital of Toledo they confirm that there are two people slightly injured and a third person affected. The neighboring Schweppes factory had to be evacuated.
The mayor of Toledo, Carlos Velázquez, visited the site and confirmed that a “safety zone” was set up and that the AVE Madrid-Toledo was also paralyzed, but that the service has already been reopened , thanks to the action of the firefighters. A security perimeter was also established that does not allow approaching at a distance of approximately 500 meters from the affected area, which was reopened around 2 p.m., with the exception of access to the interior of the Alcaliber factory.
Workers at the affected factory refused to make statements at the scene.
Alcaliber
The factory affected by the explosion belongs to the Alcaliber group, a world leader in the production of narcotic alkaloids derived from the opium poppy. It has factories in Toledo and Albacete. He works on the cultivation of poppies, its subsequent transformation into straw concentrate and the extraction of its alkaloids.
