Overview

• Officials report four injured and preliminary damage spanning roughly 80 to 150 homes, with some estimates higher as assessments continue.
• Firefighters deployed roughly 15 to 30 units and relied on Sedapal water cisterns to battle the code-3 blaze for several hours before confinement.
• President José Jerí and cabinet members visited the area and arranged temporary shelter at the local IPD facility along with basic aid and registration.
• Bomberos say explosions and stored flammables from an alleged illegal pyrotechnics operation accelerated the fire’s spread through prefabricated homes.
• Initial COEN messaging noted no injuries, later revised as authorities confirmed casualties and opened an investigation into cause and safety lapses.