Overview
- Local and provincial authorities reported at least 20–24 injured, including a pregnant woman treated for smoke inhalation and a man hospitalized after a heart attack.
- More than 20 firefighting units, police and ambulances responded as the blaze continued with smaller detonations and a large plume of potentially toxic smoke.
- The Ezeiza–Cañuelas highway was closed as a precaution, while airport officials said flight operations at Ezeiza continued without disruption.
- Health and environment agencies urged nearby communities to shelter indoors, close windows, limit exposure to smoke and follow official guidance.
- Officials said the initial focus was inside a chemical/agrochemical facility in the Spegazzini industrial zone, with shockwaves damaging nearby plants and homes as investigators probe the origin.