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Ezeiza Industrial Blast Probe Focuses on Ruptured Phosphorus Barrel at Logischem

No charges have been filed as forensics continue under prosecutor Florencia Belloc.

Overview

  • Preliminary provincial peritajes detected phosphorus at the origin site, with a working hypothesis that a broken drum moved on Friday ignited and triggered the explosion.
  • Specialist teams from the Policía Ecológica and the PFA’s fire investigators began examinations with limited access due to lingering hot spots, proceeding from the perimeter inward.
  • Authorities report about 24 injured and no fatalities, with the initial fire and blast at the Logischem chemical storage site spreading to multiple neighboring facilities.
  • Environmental checks found no toxic cloud in preliminary air readings, while investigators analyze where firefighting runoff flowed given the mix of hazardous materials.
  • Municipal and provincial officials met affected firms to discuss relief, with Ezeiza pledging tax exemptions and Banco Provincia evaluating financing as insurers tally multimillion‑peso losses.