Overview
- In Buenos Aires’ Retiro, firefighters contained a rooftop cooling‑tower blaze at the Zurich tower after an orderly evacuation of about 200 people, with no hospitalizations reported.
- A gas‑pipe rupture during Edesur street work in Caballito sent flames up to 12 meters, injured at least one person and forced evacuations before crews stopped the leak by pressing the line, as the city demanded reports from Edesur, its contractor and Metrogas within 24 hours.
- Hours later in Caballito, a hotel‑family building fire left a male guest dead and multiple people treated for smoke inhalation, with pericial and judicial inquiries underway.
- In Las Gabias (Granada), a child died in a house fire, prompting a municipal day of mourning; authorities reported conflicting ages for the victim as investigations proceed.
- Strong winds drove wildfire responses in Asturias, where a Quirós blaze remained active but away from towns, and in Hondarribia (Gipuzkoa), where residents and a campsite were evacuated as crews kept a hillside fire under control.