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Mother and Two Daughters Killed in Los Hornos House Fire as Probe Focuses on Accidental Spark

Authorities are examining whether a 3-year-old playing with a lighter set off the blaze as forensic work continues.

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Incendio
Murieron una joven y sus dos hijitas al incendiarse una casa en la localidad platense de Los Hornos (Redes).
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Overview

  • The fire broke out around 8 p.m. Wednesday at a home on Calle 57 between 152 and 153 in La Plata’s Los Hornos neighborhood.
  • Victims were identified as Celeste Villalba, 27, and her daughters Pilar, 7, and Aitana, 4, whose bodies were found on a bed beneath a front window.
  • A 17-year-old alerted police and escaped with a 3-year-old boy before crews arrived, according to survivor accounts.
  • The blaze spread rapidly and dense smoke blocked entry despite responses from Los Hornos and San Carlos volunteer firefighters, police and SAME.
  • The case is classified as an averiguación de causales de muerte under Fiscalía Nº 16 led by Juan Cruz Condomí Alcorta, with autopsies and fire-scene analyses pending.