Petroperú asks residents to avoid the use of fireworks near the Conchán Refinery

Petroperú called on the inhabitants of the Villa El Salvador district to become aware of the risks involved in the use of pyrotechnics near the area of fuel storage tanks and pipes of the Conchán Refinery, which could cause fires that damage the infrastructure and put endangering the lives of workers and the population living in the surrounding area.

In this sense, it recommended not to use pyrotechnics with an uncertain trajectory, among which are the well-known "whistlers", which could end up causing a fire in this industrial area, considered high risk.

Pyrotechnics increase the risk of fire by 30% and can cause burns, injuries and mutilations in people who handle it or who are impacted by it.

The Conchán Refinery is a Critical National Asset -according to Supreme Decree No. 106-2017-PCM- because it is essential infrastructure that plays a strategic role in the country's fuel supply and must be protected since any harm to it does not allow immediate alternative solutions, causing serious harm to the Nation.