Overview

• Police say an adult man in a wheelchair set a conventillo on fire on Wenceslao Villafañe 400 in La Boca and was later found dead a few meters from the entrance.
• Two women, ages 20 and 38, received oxygen for smoke inhalation, and a third person—reported as possibly pregnant—was transferred to Hospital Argerich.
• Local reports indicate additional injuries, with estimates rising to at least eight people affected, including several who self-evacuated and were assisted on scene.
• City firefighters reported the flames started on the ground floor and spread rapidly due to inflammable materials, leading crews to deploy multiple water lines on several sides.
• With a partial collapse risk, brigades continued suppression from a neighboring school roof as Defensa Civil joined the operation and post-incident inspections progressed.