Overview
- Hospitals received at least 22 people, including a man with a heart attack and a pregnant woman with intoxication symptoms who are in intensive care.
- Dozens of firefighting teams and two helicopters are battling active fires as authorities evacuate residents or instruct them to stay indoors with windows closed.
- The blaze involves multiple sites, including chemical companies, large tire stocks, agro and fertilizer warehouses, and an Iron Mountain document facility.
- The cause remains under investigation after the mayor dismissed an early hypothesis that a small aircraft crash triggered the blast.
- Road access to the area has been restricted as a precaution, and officials say operations will be complex and lengthy, with no impact reported on flights at Ezeiza airport.