Overview
- A large fire erupted shortly after midnight at a technopor (expanded polystyrene) factory in San Juan de Lurigancho’s Canto Grande area.
- A separate blaze consumed a garage used as a recycling storage point on Florida Street in San Martín de Porres.
- Firefighters controlled the San Martín de Porres incident without human casualties, though significant material damage was reported.
- Gas cylinders and combustible materials found at the garage site heightened the initial risk and fueled rapid spread.
- Multiple units were mobilized to protect nearby homes in San Juan de Lurigancho, and formal inquiries are pending with fireworks cited as an unconfirmed hypothesis.