Overview

• Hospital Garrahan reports the girl remains in intensive care in critical condition with a reserved prognosis after a new multidisciplinary surgery, now requiring reduced advanced life support.
• A 45-year-old teacher underwent facial and hand surgeries and is reported out of danger, with her vision preserved.
• The blast during the Instituto Comercial Rancagua science fair injured 17 people overall, and most of the wounded have been discharged.
• Prosecutor Fernando Pertierra is overseeing forensic tests and interviews to establish causes and responsibility, with no charges filed as a provincial administrative review also proceeds.
• Expert accounts say the model contained sulfur, charcoal and a nitrate inside metal tubes that confined gases, converting the reaction into a violent explosion that threw metal fragments into the crowd.