Overview

• The victim was identified as 17-year-old Franco Richar Vique Huallpa, reported as Bolivian.
• The incident occurred Monday inside his home on Calle 163 between 526 and 527 in Melchor Romero, La Plata.
• Family members took him to Hospital Alejandro Korn, where police sources said he arrived without vital signs and could not be resuscitated.
• Local officers from Comisaría 14ª preserved the scene, and the case is under UFI No. 8 led by prosecutor Martín Almirón.
• The file is classified as an inquiry into causes of death, and forensic experts are evaluating whether a fault or lack of safety in the homemade heater led to the discharge.