Las Malvinas fire
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 Aftermath of the fire | |
| Date | 22–27 June 2017[1] |
|---|---|
| Time | 12:00 p.m. (PET) |
| Location | Las Malvinas shopping centre, Lima, Peru |
| Cause | Ignition of a pail of paint thinner due to negligence[2] |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 89[3] |
The Las Malvinas fire started at 12:00 p.m. (PET) on June 22, 2017, and ended five days later on June 27. The fire occurred in the Las Malvinas shopping centre, Lima, Peru. It was the eighth fire registered in Lima in 2017 and the most serious of the year.[4] Losses were estimated at $2 million.[5] As a result of the incident, 2 deaths and 89 injuries were recorded.[6][7]
The fire originated in the JPEG SAC hardware shopping centre and then spread to the Nicolini shopping centre.[8] One of the causes is related to the negligence of an employee, in addition, the company that was fined for not complying with safety regulations had to transfer the workers to the containers placed informally at the top of the shopping centre.[9][10]
During the first hours the fire grew considerably, reaching the classification of "Grade 5" by Peruvian firefighters. 900 firefighters were summoned in 72 hours.[11]
On the 23rd of the same month, the fire continued after 20 hours of uninterrupted work distributed between rescue work and containment of the flames.[12] On June 24 it was possible to appease the flames.[13][14]