Overview
- A methanol-containing tank exploded at the Albardón Bio biodiesel plant in Puerto General San Martín shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, triggering a large fire and partial structural collapses.
- Emergency crews confirmed one worker dead, reported between three and four workers seriously injured, and continued searching for at least one person still unaccounted for.
- A man with burns to about 60% of his body was stabilized on site and airlifted to Hospital de Emergencias Clemente Álvarez in Rosario while other victims were treated at the local Hospital Catalina Salomón.
- Fire brigades from San Lorenzo and Rosario used alcohol-resistant foam, respiratory support units and drone thermal imaging to control hotspots and search collapsed areas as rescue and forensic teams worked the scene.
- Albardón Bio says the blast happened during contractor maintenance and has launched an internal inquiry while the Ministerio Público de la Acusación and fire forensics experts investigate causes, including venting, grounding, hot-work permits and atmospheric testing, with wider concern for risks in the dense industrial corridor.