Overview
- The blaze in the Virgen del Buen Pastor settlement in San Juan de Miraflores destroyed 80–100 homes, displaced an estimated 200–300 people and injured four, according to the Health Ministry.
- EsSalud installed its Hospital Perú point of care in Pamplona Alta to provide free medical attention and psychological support, prioritizing children, older adults and people with disabilities.
- Two STAE ambulances remain on standby to transfer severe cases to hospitals within the EsSalud network.
- The Health Ministry said more than 100 people received on-site assistance and deployed an itinerant hospital with brigades for first aid, mental health, nursing and epidemiology.
- Firefighters brought the blaze under control after several hours with more than 20 units responding, and prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation that confirmed no fatalities.