Overview

• A code-3 blaze in Pamplona Alta, San Juan de Miraflores, burned for hours and destroyed or severely damaged more than 100 prefabricated homes, leaving hundreds of families without shelter.
• Firefighters deployed roughly 20 units to contain the Lima fire, with health officials reporting two people with minor burns and two with smoke inhalation as hospitals were placed on alert.
• President José Jerí visited the site and announced tents, food points, and a S/500-per-month emergency rent subsidy (BAE) for up to two years, with household registration underway and OEFA drones and air-quality alerts guiding the response.
• Residents confronted Jerí during his visit, reflecting anger over long-standing vulnerabilities as investigators examine the fire’s origin; local media have reported an allegation of a clandestine pyrotechnics workshop that could have intensified the spread.
• In Pergamino, Argentina, an experiment exploded at a school science fair, injuring 17; a 10-year-old remains in critical condition at Hospital Garrahan and a teacher lost her left eye, as prosecutor Fernando Pertierra leads a criminal investigation with forensic teams collecting evidence.