Image of the oil spill in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda.Ayuntamiento
A leak has caused this Saturday the spillage of around one million liters of palm oil into the Seca stream as it passes through Santa Perpètua de Mogoda (Barcelona), Civil Protection sources have reported. The spill, of which the emergency services have been notified after 11 am today, has occurred for unknown reasons from a silo of the company Lipids Santiga, SA (LIPSA), located on the Ripollet road.
A team from the group of collapsed structures of Bombers de la Generalitat has traveled to the industry to verify that the silo of the plant was not in danger of collapse. The oil spilled is non-toxic and no injuries have been reported in the incident. As a result of this event, the City Council of Santa Perpètua has activated the Municipal Emergency Plan.
The Consistory reports in a statement that members of the Local Police and operators of the Catalan Water Agency (ACA) work to prevent the spill from reaching the Dry stream, which has been dyed yellow, to the Besòs River. "The agents are also investigating other possible affectations" by this spill, the note says.
For their part, the Rural Agents who have worked in the place have indicated that "there is no affectation in the Besòs River" nor is "fauna mortality detected".
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