Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — A court has ruled in favor of residents that an LP gas station poses danger to nearby areas. The court also agreed that the gas station was constructed illegally without a public consultation.
The up-and-coming LP gas station, built on on CTM Avenue and Paloma Street, was shut by municipal authorities in November of 2024 after Villas del Sol residents filed a complaint. The company who owns the gas station appealed the closure, which was upheld in a court ruling Thursday.
Mayor Estefanía Mercado celebrated the ruling of the Administrative and Anti-Corruption Court of the State of Quintana Roo after agreeing that the residents of Villas del Sol were right about the danger posed by a gas station.
“A few months ago we closed this gas station whose permit was granted days before the end of the previous municipal administration. This gas station jeopardized the safety of our residents in Villas del Sol,” the Mayor explained during a visit to the site Thursday accompanied by local residents.
Mayor Mercado thanked the judges, especially Claudia Carrillo, for ruling in favor of the town to maintain the closure of the facilities.
These facilities, owned by the Gas Tomza company, were closed in November of last year by personnel from the Secretariat of Civil Protection, Risk Protection and Firefighters, following citizen requests denouncing the danger to local residents and students at two nearby schools.
Residents of the area expressed their displeasure at the time, claiming that no one consulted them or informed them about the construction. The gas station, they said, posed a latent risk to the public.
For this reason, Mayor Mercado’s government addressed public concerns regarding irregularities in the construction of the service station and the issuance of operating permits.
