Book Fair evacuation

HUNDREDS   of visitors to the XII International Book Fair  at the Atlapa Convention  Center, were evacuated on Saturday morning  August 20, after  a small fire disrupted the air conditioning system.

Jaime Villar, head of the Panama Fire Department said that the  failure caused a gas leak smell.

The air conditioners were switched off while firefighters checked the premises.

Atlapa technicians carried out repairs before visitors were allowed back in  reports TVN 2.