Overview
- Official fire department findings say flammable alcohol vapors ignited after contacting an open flame during a “volcano” demonstration.
- A 16-year-old remains intubated in the pediatric ICU at Hospital Gutiérrez with a reserved prognosis after burns to the face and chest.
- Two other students sustained burns affecting about 20% of their bodies and are receiving care at Fernández and the Hospital del Quemado; a mother suffered hand burns.
- SAME ambulances and city police responded, the building was evacuated, and patients were transferred to specialized centers for burn treatment.
- Fiscalía N°5 led by Miguel Ángel Kessler is taking testimonies to evaluate potential culpable injury charges, as the city drafts new rules following a similar Pergamino incident and accounts differ over extinguisher access and staff actions.