Overview
- Provincial civil defense said the blaze remains contained but still burning, with air quality under monitoring and no broader risk to the population reported.
- Authorities reported about 22 injured, including a heart attack patient and a pregnant woman with respiratory issues, and most of those treated have been discharged.
- Officials described a complex response involving 15 firefighting crews after powerful blasts triggered secondary explosions and widespread flames.
- The fire struck multiple factories in the Spegazzini Industrial Park, including a chemical facility and a plastics plant, with at least one building reduced to ashes.
- The cause has not been determined, and officials said they cannot confirm early accounts of an object or small plane, as evacuations and a shockwave that shattered windows were reported in nearby neighborhoods.