Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — Civil Protection were at a department store inside a Playa del Carmen mall Tuesday in response to a leak. The smell of LP gas was reported to emergency services by staff inside a Coppel store.
Emergency vehicles arrived at Plaza las Americas Tuesday night in response to reports of a possible gas leak. Civil Protection personnel proceeded to evacuate the mall of shoppers as well as the staff from inside Coppel.
According to initial reports, the leak originated in the pipes installed in the ceiling of the department store. Playa del Carmen firemen were on scene around 8:00 p.m. to verify the gas leak.
Local authorities in Playa del Carmen have not confirmed if a leak was detected inside the store or not.
