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prima:Are we prepared for another Capeco? Local authorities reflect on lessons learned from the catastrophe

While agencies in Puerto Rico claim to have better resources and more planning, the EPA observes the final stages of cleanup after the 2009 explosion

October 23, 2024 - 11:23 AM

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The first of several blowouts was recorded at 12:23 a.m. on October 23, 2009, after one of the tanks overflowed during filling from a barge, spilling an estimated 200,000 gallons of gasoline. (Ramon " Tonito " Zayas / STAFF)

Fifteen years after the Caribbean Petroleum Corporation (Capeco) disaster, local authorities say they are better prepared to face a similar situation, which was dealt with without the necessary plan or resources in 2009, according to the findings of a federal investigation.

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