Five dead, 35 hospitalized after Buenos Aires fire
Source: AFP
Two women and three children died in a Buenos Aires apartment building fire Thursday that saw 35 others rushed to several hospitals, emergency services said.
The fire broke out at around 6:00 am on the seventh floor of a building in the central Recoleta neighborhood, and spread rapidly to the eighth floor, fire officer Pablo Giardina said.
Source: AFP
Two women and three children who were evacuated alive died on their way to hospital of smoke inhalation and burns, added SAME emergency services head Alberto Crescenti.
Thirty-five others were receiving treatment for various injuries. One, a 52-year-old man, was in serious condition.
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The cause of the fire in the 14-story building is not yet known.
Source: AFP
