A blast at an LPG dispensing station belonging to Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) resulted in the death of two individuals, while six others sustained injuries.
Employees at the facility were evacuated while firefighters continued relief work at the state-owned site.
Quoting local media, Sputnik reported that explosions of this sort have previously happened at the station, with the last one occurring in October this year.
The cause of the explosion is yet to be revealed.