Disaster Strikes Lima’s Slopes: Massive Fire Threatens Hundreds of Families

Pamplona Alta: A Community Tested by Fire

What began as a quiet Saturday afternoon in Pamplona Alta quickly turned into a scene of panic and devastation. Smoke rising from a single home soon ignited a chain reaction, transforming a routine weekend into a disaster that may have destroyed more than 300 houses.

Residents fled with only what they could carry, confronting both the immediate danger and the deeper vulnerabilities of their hillside community.

A Sudden Inferno