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The question about the triggering of starburst activity in Blue Compact Dwarf (BCD) galaxies is investigated. We obtained VLA Hi imaging and a map of the CO(1-0) distribution obtained with the OVRO millimeter array of the BCD Haro2. In addition, we obtained infrared J and H images of the galaxy with the 2.1 m telescope of the Mexico National Optical Observatory (OAN), used to obtain surface brightness profiles. Based on these data we analyze the striking kinematics of Haro2, revealed by the Hi and CO, which show that the kinematical major axis lies nearly perpendicular to the photometric major axis. We conclude that this is the consequence of the capture of an important quantity of external gas produced by a close interaction with a neighbor galaxy.