Overview
- The blaze erupted on the afternoon of December 4 at a restobar‑karaoke on Jirón Lima during a student birthday gathering in a closed second‑floor room, trapping attendees.
- Authorities confirmed ten fatalities and three people seriously injured, and the bodies were moved to the Lucio Aldazábal Pauca morgue for forensic identification.
- Preliminary findings point to a gas leak or cylinder explosion as the likely origin, with two victims recovered from the first floor and eight from the second.
- The injured were identified as José Javier Huanca Coila, Juan Gabriel Chambi Rodríguez and Rony Ronal Ari Huanca, and the local hospital activated emergency protocols and psychological support.
- Officials cited the lack of a local fire company that required firefighters to come from Juliaca, reported licensing and safety lapses at the venue, and announced family assistance and reviews of entertainment‑venue oversight.