Lanciego, in mourning after two workers were killed and one injured at the Crespo Zabala winery

The Alava city lanciego the first of its starts this Monday three days of mourning Through the death of two men, 60 and 61 years old, both employees at the Crespo Zabala family winery, involved in a work-related accident. Another 31-year-old man was injured and evacuated to a hospital in Logroño.

The accident occurred around noon yesterday when, for reasons under investigation, a worker fell into the open warehouse where the stocks are made. His companions tried to help him, but they all inhaled carbon dioxide, which ended the lives of these two men, who were also brothers-in-law.

Sources from the Basque Ministry of Security and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Provincial Council of Álava received the message at 1:30 p.m. When the ambulances arrived on the scene, the doctor confirmed the death of two of those affected. The third, a worker, was evacuated by helicopter to a hospital in Logroño. Evidently, They all inhaled carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide, a deadly gas.

An extraordinary plenary session took place in the afternoon and the city council declared three days of mourning.

What is the “smell of wine”?

To the carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide The fact that wine or cider is released during fermentation, among other things, is colloquially called “the smell of wine”, as explained by winemaker Mikel Garaizabal in statements for EITB Media. “Is a poisonous gas that happens during this alcoholic fermentation process,” he indicated.

If they were to fall into a wine tank, the deceased winery workers “would have first lost consciousness due to the lack of oxygen due to carbon dioxide, and finally they would have sadly died.” ‘It is a very dangerous gas, we have to be very careful make sure the basement is well ventilated so that the carbon dioxide volatilizes,” he noted.