{"id":135404,"date":"2023-12-12T17:02:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=135404"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:02:28","slug":"huge-fire-breaks-out-in-13-storey-building-in-central-buenos-aires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/huge-fire-breaks-out-in-13-storey-building-in-central-buenos-aires\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge fire breaks out in 13-storey building in central Buenos Aires"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Firefighters race to save people trapped by flames on top floors of 13-storey building in Buenos Aires<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Flames engulfed the sixth and seventh floor of the building in Buenos Aires<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Witnesses reported hearing an explosion before seeing the fire<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Several people, including a mother and son, have been taken to hospital\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Firefighters are racing to save people trapped at the top of a 13-storey building in the heart of Buenos Aires after a massive fire broke out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sixth and seventh floors of the building next to the country&#8217;s Ministry of Labour at Avenida Alem 668, near the country&#8217;s coast with the Argentine Sea, were engulfed with smoke and flames just before midday today, local time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While people on the lower floors have been evacuated, eight firefighters are still working to rescue those on the upper floors, after getting a call at 11.37am. People inside the Ministry of Labour have also been evacuated, as a precaution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Local media reported that at least 12 people have been kept on the building&#8217;s terrace and in the back of the building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over 15 emergency medical vehicles have been sent to the scene, and hospitals in the surrounding area have been put on alert.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So far, 11 people, including three minors, have been sent to nearby hospitals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874643-12855613-image-a-67_1702398704237.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While people on the lower floors have been evacuated, firefighters are still working to rescue those on the upper floors<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78875107-12855613-image-a-68_1702398732706.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The sixth and seventh floors of the building next to the country&#8217;s Ministry of Labour at Avenida Alem 668, near the country&#8217;s coast with the Argentine Sea, were engulfed with smoke and flames<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78875563-12855613-image-a-69_1702399376842.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Local media reported that at least 12 people have been kept on the building&#8217;s terrace and in the back of the building<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78876145-12855613-image-a-70_1702400151512.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>So far, 11 people, including three minors, were sent to nearby hospitals<\/p>\n<p>A woman and her son were reportedly taken to the nearby Elizalde Hospital due to smoke inhalation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other nine were taken to the Argerich and Ramos Mej\u00eda hospitals, including two other minors, while five more people were given oxygen at the scene of the fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Local media has reported that those nearby heard an explosion shortly before the fire broke out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that brickwork can be seen strewn across the street below the fire.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The building&#8217;s manager told Argentinian newspaper\u00a0Clar\u00edn that the &#8216;private&#8217; building does not have not have any gas, adding: &#8216;It is only electric.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8216;I can&#8217;t give you any explanation because the firefighters didn&#8217;t even let me look at the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I wasn&#8217;t in the building when the explosion occurred so I&#8217;m not sure what really happened,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12855613\/Firefighters-race-save-people-trapped-flames-floors-13-storey-building-Buenos-Aires.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters race to save people trapped by flames on top floors of 13-storey building in Buenos Aires Flames engulfed the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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