Overview
- Firefighters worked about three hours to control the blaze, which sent flames up to 12 meters.
- Emergency services reported two injured, including a 54-year-old man with severe burns taken to Hospital Durand, and nine residents were evacuated.
- Metrogas said an Edesur crew punctured a medium-pressure gas pipe at Riglos and Formosa, igniting the fire.
- Multiple vehicles were destroyed or damaged and a bicycle shop and a hair salon were burned.
- Responders placed presses about 20 meters from the break due to the lack of a nearby shut-off valve as Metrogas cut service to adjacent buildings for safety.