Firefighters work to extinguish a hearth after an explosion in an industrial space of Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on November 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP
Thick billows of black smoke rose a whole lot of meters into the night time sky, illuminated orange from the huge blaze, as noticed by AFP reporters close to the positioning, which is near the nation’s busiest worldwide airport simply exterior Buenos Aires.
“The explosions and fireplace breaking out within the completely different factories are big,” mentioned Gaston Granados, mayor of Ezeiza, the realm the place the positioning is situated.
“We are attempting to regulate (the fireplace) and extinguish it, however haven’t been capable of thus far,” he mentioned on C5N tv, including that the home windows of his personal close by home had been shattered and that they have been evacuating households from the realm.
Hospital director Carlos Santoro mentioned his facility had obtained 22 injured sufferers.
A affected person with a coronary heart assault and a pregnant lady affected by respiratory points have been amongst these admitted, he added.
Firefighters have been nonetheless battling to place out the fireplace early on Saturday (November 15, 2025), native media reported, after authorities earlier warned it might be difficult to convey the blaze beneath management.
“It is a fancy fireplace. It can be a protracted fireplace,” mentioned Fabian Garcia, the civil protection director for Buenos Aires province.
Several corporations manufacturing tires, chemical merchandise and different items have been situated within the industrial space. Local media reported 5 completely different factories have been hit by the explosions and blaze, and AFP reporters noticed that no less than one manufacturing unit constructing had been lowered to ashes.
Published – November 15, 2025 06:55 pm IST
