Overview
- A powerful explosion tore through a house in the Los Huertos de Tungasuca housing association that reporters and neighbors say was used as a clandestine store for fireworks.
- Neighbors described a loud blast, heavy smoke and objects like rockets coming from the site, and several residents said the smoke forced them to leave their homes.
- Cuerpo de Bomberos deployed up to three units to the scene and emergency teams evacuated the injured to Hospital Nacional Sergio E. Bernales.
- Two people were taken to hospital and remain in reserved condition, and local reporting identified the deceased as Marco Antonio Javier Ancasi, 61.
- The Policía Nacional has opened an investigation to determine the cause, highlighting ongoing public-safety concerns about illegal pyrotechnics storage in populated areas.