Overview

• Demolition crews began dismantling the unstable four-story depot at diagonal 77 and Calle 48 on July 28 at 10 a.m.
• A top-down mechanical approach is being used to gradually remove weight from the upper floors and prevent uncontrolled collapse.
• More than 50 families, totaling around 190 residents, remain evacuated while municipal authorities maintain safety perimeters around adjacent buildings.
• The warehouse had operated clandestinely without municipal permits after a June closure order and housed combustible materials that fueled the July 16 blaze.
• The La Plata Fiscalía continues to investigate the fire’s cause under 'estrago' statutes to assess potential negligence or deliberate wrongdoing.