Overview
- Fire broke out around 22:55 Monday in Monoblock 6 of Barrio Sarmiento in Godoy Cruz, sending heavy smoke through the unit.
- Two children were treated for carbon monoxide exposure and taken to Hospital Notti, while their mother was admitted to Hospital Central with intoxication and first-degree burns.
- An officer smashed a window to reach a trapped resident and was later hospitalized for smoke inhalation at Clínica Francesa.
- Police and firefighters from Godoy Cruz Voluntarios and Cuartel Central responded after 911 calls as neighbors helped evacuate occupants.
- Investigators are assessing accounts of a dispute with an upstairs neighbor and a toppled motorcycle that spilled fuel, and a woman was detained for questioning with no evidence so far of intentional ignition.