Overview
- Authorities confirmed 10 fatalities and said three people remain hospitalized in serious condition at Hospital Lucio Aldazábal Pauca.
- The injured were identified as José Javier Huanca Coila, Juan Gabriel Chambi Rodríguez and Rony Ronal Ari Huanca, and the morgue is working to identify the deceased.
- Most victims were students from the local pedagogical institute who were celebrating a birthday on the second floor and could not escape.
- Huancané has no local fire company, forcing neighbors to battle the flames with buckets until firefighters arrived from Juliaca.
- Police and the Public Ministry are investigating safety and licensing lapses at the two‑story restobar/karaoke, including a lack of visible emergency exits and operational extinguishers, with witnesses describing sealed upstairs windows.