Overview
- The blaze broke out Friday between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m. at the Nuevo Amanecer facility on Nahuel Payún 300 near National Route 188 in Junín, Buenos Aires province.
- Firefighters, Civil Defense and police evacuated more than 20 people during the rescue operation, with several residents taken to nearby hospitals.
- Victims were identified as Darío Crespo, 91; Luis Oscar Barri, 87; and Edgar Oviedo, 82, who died Friday, and Osvaldo Pugliese, about 80, who died Sunday after an air transfer; five residents remain in critical condition in Junín and Nueve de Julio.
- The case was initially classified as 'homicidio culposo en concurso con lesiones culposas,' and prosecutor Martín Laius detained the owner, Claudia Soledad Olguín, 43, and an employee, who were released the same day but remain under investigation.
- Local reports say the home lacked a valid operating license, a claim not yet confirmed by authorities, and the judicial inquiry includes autopsies and technical inspections of the building and equipment.