A voracious fire affected the Termas de Río Hondo international racetrack shortly before midnight, where some seven fire crews volunteers from that city worked to control the fire. The accident caused material damage but in principle no personal victims were reported.
“We still don’t know the cause that caused the fire, what we know is that it appears to have been in the pit area of the racetrack, ”the firefighters explained.
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The flames could be seen from afar and generated great concern in all residents and tourists who are in the city at this time. The fire destroyed the press room, VIP lounges and the race control areaTherefore, the MotoGP visit to the Santiago del Estero circuit was questioned.
The flames began after 10 p.m. in the pit area and quickly spread to the rest of the building, which was seriously damaged and forced several fire crews from Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero, Clodomira, Añatuya and La Banda to work during hours to contain the fiery focus.
“The first crew that left our barracks was at 10:38 p.m. and about seven crews worked,” they stated from the Las Termas Volunteer Firefighters headquarters.
Although the cause is not yet known, sources consulted indicated that the igneous outbreak would have started in the office area and reached large dimensions, although there is initially no record of injuries.
In addition to the firefighters, police personnel also worked at the site and even different municipal offices of Las Termas de Río Hondo.
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“Unfortunately the entire pit building was destroyed by the fire that occurred in the last hours at the racetrack, that sector also included the press rooms, Race Control and VIP lounges. Both the museum and the control tower that are located in the extremes, along with other offices, mini-hospitals, etc., did not have any serious damage, “informed the general director of the Santiago track, Héctor Farina, who noted that” the Automobile Museum will reopen to the public in the next few days. “
Through a statement, the manager added that “the racetrack has full insurance against fire, so the issue of economic damage is covered in that sense,” although he warned that “it will surely take a long time to rebuild that important necessary area. for national and international competitions “.
In that sense, the former Carretera Tourism rider affirmed that they will work “from now on to do everything possible to comply with the scheduled schedules, including the MotoGP in November.”
The activity at the Autodromo de Termas de Río Hondo was going to begin on April 2, 3 and 4 with the presence of the Córdoba Track category (Apicer), while on May 7, 8 and 9 the first date of the Track was scheduled RXP Motorcycle Day.
The calendar indicated that on July 9, 10 and 11 it would be the turn of the Argentino de Motociclismo, while September 3, 4 and 5 would take place the second date of the Track Day RXP and in October or November, the Grand Prix of Argentina of MotoGP.
After its inauguration in May 2008, the Santiago track became one of the main centers of activity for motorized sports in the country, since There, categories such as Road Tourism, TC 2000 and Super TC 2000, National Tourism and Top Race are disputed. However, in recent years the circuit was able to climb and position itself internationally, since it serves as the venue for the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Argentine Republic.