The converter that burned is on Ocampo Street, one block from Las Seis Esquinas
Transformer that caught fire last Saturday, April 2, located on Ocampo Street, almost at the intersection with Francisco Villa. Photo: Sofía Medeles.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).- An electrical transformer of the Comisión Federal de la Electricidad (CFE) caught fire last Saturday, April 2 and as of the closing of this edition, was still unattended.
The damaged transformer is located on Ocampo Street, almost at the intersection with Francisco Villa, one block from the neighborhood of Las Seis Esquinas. Citizens reported that it had been leaking a liquid for several days.
In a story that circulated through social networks, a complaint was made after the fire and it would be attended on Monday, April 4. This publication stated that the liquid was very harmful and put neighbors or passers-by at risk.
The damage to the device did not affect the electricity or water service of the residents near the area. The neighbors fear for their safety because an explosion could occur due to overheating and the lack of liquid.
«On Saturday there was a firefighting unit that apparently contacted CFE. A while later, CFE sent a person with a forklift truck, but he only looked at the transformer and left. He did not even take five minutes to attend to the problem,» the interviewee said.
«Now that the smoke produced by the fire is polluting, just like the oil that is spilling. It should be reported to ecology so that they can put pressure on the CFE with an official letter,” the complainant added.
Ajijic acting delegate Maximiano Macias Arceo commented that the problem was reported to him on Saturday. He said that neither he nor the personnel of the delegation or the municipality could regulate the device, since it is federal property of the CFE and only they could fix it.
«We made the report to the commission (CFE), we cannot intervene, neither we nor the public lighting department, since it is a federal matter. We have made the report again, because the oil in the transformer is toxic and we will follow the situation until it is repaired,» concluded Macías Arceo.
Translated by Nita Rudy
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