Overview
- A house on Avenida Tronador in Parque Capital Sur exploded on Wednesday, July 29, destroying much of the dwelling and injuring a man and a woman who were taken to the Instituto del Quemado with severe burns.
- Security-camera footage of the Córdoba blast circulated publicly and shows a sudden blast and a strong shockwave that threw debris into the street before a large fire spread through the house.
- Separately, a microcentro building explosion reported on July 28 left a 43-year-old man with burns over an estimated 60–65% of his body and he remains in critical condition on a respirator at Hospital Centro de Salud.
- Specialist peritos are working at both scenes to determine causes; municipal Civil Defense said firefighters found an exploded gas anafe at the microcentro site but investigators have not issued a final conclusion.
- Firefighters contained both fires before they reached neighboring properties and neighbors told reporters emergency teams arrived about 15 minutes after the blasts, a timeline that has raised questions about response times and appliance safety inspections.