Dr. Eddy Bruno, director of the Burns’ Unit at the Ney Arias Lora Hospital, says that the three patients who were burned by the boiler explosion at the Cerantra recycling plant in western Santo Domingo remain in serious condition, with burns covering between 100 and 98% of their bodies. The burns are so severe that the three patients are currently on ventilators. Dr. Bruno said that another patient in the hospital, who suffered burns over 30% of his body from the explosion is better condition, is expected to make a full recovery.
Those burn patients in hospital are Franklin Martínez Romero, aged 24, Freddy Antonio Peña, 51, Rodolfo Fuente, 48, and Agustín Lunque, 36 years. The victims of the explosion are 32 year old Juan Manuel García, and Francisco Suero, aged 48.
The president of the Bayona neighbourhood board had on several occasions warned authorities of the dangers in the operation of the recycling plant. He said over the past four years he had delivered several complaints to the Ministry of Environment but had not been able to convince ministry to act.
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16 January 2019
