Overview
- A fire broke out at Escuela de Educación Media Nº 31 (ex Comercial San Martín) on Wednesday morning, prompting the immediate evacuation of students, teachers and staff with no reported injuries.
- Three fire crews from the Cuartel Central La Plata worked to control the flames while police and the Guardia Urbana secured the area and parents collected children outside the school.
- Interior damage was concentrated in the salón de actos, where images show burned chairs and benches, soot-stained walls and shattered windows after thick smoke and flames.
- Investigators from the Dirección de Bomberos were called to the scene and the case was assigned to UFI N.º 17 with intervention of Juzgado de Garantías N.º 5; officials say a short circuit or an appliance left plugged are among the hypotheses but no cause has been confirmed.
- The school suspended afternoon classes and the community has expressed concern about recent refurbishments and the extent of damage while authorities complete pericias and an electrical safety assessment.