Overview

• The late-Sunday blaze destroyed a light-construction home in Barrio Peniel, where Mateo (17), Ignacio (19) and Lucas (21) Cruz Sejas were found dead.
• Parents Carlos Cruz (45) and Fabiola Vanesa Sejas (43) are hospitalized in intensive care; doctors report 35% burns with airway injury for him and 16% burns for her, with repeated surgeries for him.
• Judicial authorities ordered a police guard to preserve the scene, and autopsies for the three victims are underway before release to relatives.
• Preliminary findings diverge on the ignition source, with Policía Científica pointing to a probable kitchen electrical fault and other peritos citing clothing that fell onto a gas cylinder stove.
• Firefighting was complicated by narrow dirt access and exploding gas cylinders, and municipal officials note the family’s prior housing vulnerability and pledge support.