Overview
- Mexico City’s Coyoacán blast left the affected building uninhabitable, with 24 families and a concierge lodged in hotels and receiving rental support as structural rehabilitation is set to begin on January 12.
- Two of three people hospitalized after the Coyoacán explosion were discharged, while one man remains in the hospital with burns covering about 80% of his body and is reported delicate but stable.
- In Madrid’s Carabanchel district, a suspected gas explosion caused a roof-slab collapse that killed an 80-year-old woman, injured several others and led to the evacuation of 32 flats, with residents offered temporary housing.
- Central Lima’s jirón Ica fire destroyed a heritage multifamily building, displacing 13 families (43 people) who were moved to a municipal shelter, as preliminary accounts point to an accidental open flame and authorities complete damage assessments.
- A separate apartment fire in Mexico City’s Condesa prompted the evacuation of about 90 people with no injuries reported, while additional fires in Peru’s Tumbes and Ica regions left families homeless and awaiting assistance.