translated from Spanish: Pillar fire: 5 children died and 2 others managed to escape

A tragic fire shocked the town of Manuel Alberti, belonging to the party of Pilar on Sunday. The flames claimed the lives of five children between the ages of 4 and 15, while two others managed to escape. The fire started around 5:00 a.m. in a precarious dwelling located at the intersection of Perón and Los Ombúes streets. By the time the Firefighters and the SAME arrived at the scene, the minors had already passed away.

As the Director General of Civil Defense of Pilar Ramón Pared confirmed to TN “there were no adults in the place at the time of the fire”. It transpired that they would have gone out dancing. On the other hand, he also clarified that two families occupied this house: a maiden mother named Suarez and her three children, and a marriage, Araujo, with their respective children. They’d be sharing housing for about two months.

As for the hypotheses that are handled, Pared revealed that apparently “the stove was very close to the bed”. “Unfortunately because of the cold and wanting to take more, people make serious mistakes,” he added. Neighbors say they saw the only two survivors escape through a window. The fatalities were 4, 5, 8, 14 and 15 years old. Their parents are being contained psychologically and so far no charges have been lifted.

Original source in Spanish