A devastating fire tore through a densely populated hillside neighborhood in San Juan de Miraflores, south of Lima, on Saturday afternoon, leaving entire blocks reduced to ash and forcing hundreds of families to flee with little more than the clothes they were wearing. Authorities estimate that at least 300 homes were damaged or destroyed, making it one of the most destructive residential fires the district has seen in recent years. The blaze erupted in the Pamplona Alta sector, an area characterized by steep terrain and tightly packed, mostly improvised housing. What began as a localized fire quickly escalated into a...
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