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Ezeiza Industrial Blast Triggers Multi-Factory Fire, 20–24 Injured

Shelter-in-place orders followed toxic smoke from burning chemical depots.

Overview

  • Firefighters from more than 20 units with federal risk teams are containing the blaze, which remains active but controlled as operations continue.
  • Health officials report roughly 20–24 injured with mostly non–life-threatening cases, including a pregnant woman treated for intoxication and a man hospitalized after an infarct.
  • Authorities urged residents to stay indoors due to the smoke plume; the Ezeiza–Cañuelas highway is closed for emergency work, while airport operations continue normally.
  • Multiple facilities were damaged or burned, including plastics and agrochemical sites and an Iron Mountain depot, with shockwave damage to nearby homes and businesses.
  • The cause has not been confirmed and remains under investigation, with early hypotheses reviewed and no evidence of an aircraft involved.