Five dead after fire breaks out at fireworks factory in Lima, Peru
STORY: Five dead after fire breaks out at fireworks factory in Lima, Peru
DATELINE: July 24, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:19
LOCATION: Lima
CATEGORY: OTHERS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the fire incident
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JORGE LOPEZ, Peru's Minister of Health
3. various of rescue personnel
STORYLINE:
At least five people died and six others were injured during a fire that occurred Friday night at a pyrotechnics factory located in the town of Santa Clara in the Ate Vitarte district of Lima, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JORGE LOPEZ, Peru's Minister of Health
"As we are aware and as is under investigation through the police, apparently, the explosion at this fireworks factory killed five people that we know of, among whom was a juvenile."
According to media reports, at around 19:00 local time there was "a big explosion" in the fireworks factory, which unleashed strong flames with detonations that alerted neighbors, who left their homes in panic.
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