Overview

• The blaze broke out Sunday morning on Wenceslao Villafañe 400–439 and raced through a precarious wood and metal structure reported to lack emergency exits.
• Bomberos de la Ciudad battled the fire for hours using multiple water lines and attacked from a neighboring school roof to prevent collapse, with 17 SAME units on scene.
• Several residents were treated for smoke inhalation, including a pregnant woman who was transferred to Hospital Argerich while others received oxygen at the site.
• Responders found the victim near the entrance in a wheelchair, and firefighters said rumors of an additional fatality had not been substantiated.
• The building was destroyed and roughly 13 families were displaced as inspections and a probe into the fire’s origin and safety conditions continue.