According to the front-page story in the El Caribe, there are 77 propane stations in the city of Santo Domingo, several of which are operating outside the law. Last week one propane facility located in the Villas Agricolas area exploded, injuring dozens and causing panic across a six block area of upper Santo Domingo. While the Fire Department has yet to submit its final report on the accident, people are already looking for damages, and more “injured” are being reported all the time, according to Miguel Soto, the spokesman for the Santo Domingo Fire Department. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has begun a study to determine the location of the propane distributors, especially since the owners of the damaged facility have said, according to neighbors, that they will be open for business by this Sunday.