Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Cromañón, 21 Years On: Families Lead Mass, March and Memorial in Buenos Aires

The memorials reflect sustained pressure for accountability following trials over lethal safety failures, including bribery.

Overview

  • Organizers announced a 6 p.m. mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral, a 7:30 p.m. march from Plaza de Mayo to the Cromañón Sanctuary, and an 8:30 p.m. memorial act.
  • Survivor groups Movimiento Cromañón and No nos Cuenten Cromañón are coordinating events, with additional activities slated at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in La Paternal.
  • Live performances at Mitre and Ecuador will feature Sebas Fernández, Ferni, and Vamos Negrita in tribute to the 194 people who died and more than 1,400 who were injured.
  • Reports recall that a flare ignited a prohibited plastic ceiling cover in an overcrowded venue holding about 3,500 people despite a legal capacity of 1,031, with exits blocked and firefighting equipment failing.
  • Coverage revisits judicial outcomes, including convictions of venue operators and band members in later rulings, bribery convictions of fire-service officials and a city inspector, and the impeachment removal of Buenos Aires mayor Aníbal Ibarra.