Plaza San Martín on fire, strong fire devastates shops in Peru

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Post published:January 20, 2023
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With the recent political problems that Peru and the daily demonstrations against Dina Boluartepresident of the country, there are many damages that the capital has already suffered and this time it was the turn of San Martin Plazain which began a dangerous fire while a protest is taking place, don’t miss the video!

In The Truth News We want to tell you that the authorities deployed more than 11,000 police officers to prevent the march called “Toma de lima”, held in the streets of the center of the Peruvian capital, from getting out of control and to avoid clashes that could put risk the life of the population.

Previously, we told you that the country declared a state of emergency, due to an increase in demonstrations demanding the impeachment of the president, who until now seems to ignore the tragic events that have already reported several deaths and dozens of injuries. .

Fire in Plaza San Martín destroys several buildings

According to the commander of the fire brigade, Luis Ponce La Jara, and the National Emergency Operations Center of the National Civil Defense Institute, the flames were classified as Code 3, which have already destroyed a large part of the complex and several teams have that try to prevent it from spreading to nearby structures.

So far the origin of the fire is unknown, it is known that the place was empty and no victims or injuries were reported, meanwhile, the rescue teams evacuate the residents in the Contumaza jirón with the Lino Cornejo jirón crossing and carry out a operation to clear the center of the city.

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What to do in case of a fire?

Plaza San Martín on fire, strong fire devastates shops in Peru — Illustrative image. Photo: puertasasturmex.com

If you notice that there is smoke or flames in your home or workplace, raise the alarm immediately, cover your nose and mouth with a damp cloth and go to an emergency exit away from the fire, leaving doors and windows closed your step and help out whoever you meet on the road.

With information from infobae.com