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Pre-Dawn Fire Destroys Two Warehouses at Mendoza Snack Factory

Investigators are assessing the cause.

Overview

  • The blaze ignited around 5:15 a.m. in Coquimbito after security guards called 911.
  • Fire crews from Maipú, Godoy Cruz, Guaymallén, the Central Fire Station and Luján water units contained the flames and secured the site.
  • No injuries were reported, but two warehouses suffered total losses, including a collapse in the sector housing machinery and combustibles.
  • Prosecutors and forensic teams opened peritajes to establish the origin and to tally material damages.
  • Workers told reporters the fire may have started with a malfunctioning extractor in the frying area, a hypothesis investigators have not confirmed.