Breaking news as a massive fire erupts in Pamplona Alta, San Juan de Miraflores, Lima, racing through tightly packed homes, damaging or destroying up to three hundred houses, displacing hundreds of families, prompting emergency response, firefighting containment efforts, evacuation operations, humanitarian aid mobilization, and urgent safety warnings across the community.

San Juan de Miraflores, in southern Lima, was shaken on Saturday afternoon when a fast-moving fire swept through Pamplona Alta, a hillside community known for its narrow paths and tightly clustered homes. A dark column of smoke rose over the district, visible from far across the city, as flames moved quickly from rooftop to rooftop, driven by wind and the flammable materials common in informal housing. Families fled with what they could carry — children, elderly relatives, documents — while some residents made early attempts to slow the fire with buckets and makeshift tools.Continue reading…