Four years after the explosion of the agrochemical plant of the company Sigma Agro in the area of La Verde, Buenos Aires district of Mercedes, the neighbors denounce that the tasks to repair the damage have not yet been completed, while two people from the company They are charged with violation of the Hazardous Waste Law. In addition to the contamination - the extent of which is still not clear to the population - a week after the explosion, Rubén Ponce, 42, died in the hospital. He fell into a ditch with liquid spilled during the incident, which caused burns. throughout the body. "They cleaned, filled with soil and planted grass and trees; but nothing is green and the ancient trees in the surrounding areas continue to die, so we think that the land is still contaminated. Furthermore, it has been a long time since a soil measurement or of water," Martín Barros, a resident of Paraje La Verde, told Télam. The explosion occurred on September 27, 2019 around 4:30 in the morning at the company Sigma Agro S.A. plant, located on Route 42, which was category 3 and had been operating since 2014.