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The screams came before the smoke. Within minutes, a quiet afternoon in Pamplona Alta turned into a wall of fire racing through fragile homes, devouring entire lives in seconds. Families fled with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Mothers screamed the names of their children. Neighbors pounded desperately on doors already engulfed in flames. Then came the explosions—sharp, violent blasts that sent sparks and debris raining across the hillside.

By the time firefighters finally brought the inferno under control, entire blocks of San Juan de Miraflores had been reduced to twisted metal, scorched wood, and ash. What were once tightly packed, improvised homes clinging to the dusty slopes now lay in ruins. Survivors stood silently as emergency crews combed through the debris, hoping against hope to find something salvageable.

For many families, everything was gone. Official documents, savings carefully set aside over years, school uniforms and notebooks, wedding photos, and irreplaceable mementos were all swallowed by the flames. “We lost our past and our future in one afternoon,” said one resident, staring at the remains of what had been her home.

Authorities confirmed that the fire was intensified by a suspected illegal fireworks workshop hidden among the houses—an all-too-common but deadly practice in densely populated areas. Stored explosives turned a manageable blaze into a chain of violent detonations, accelerating the destruction and forcing firefighters to retreat repeatedly as blasts erupted without warning.

As night fell, the crisis shifted from fire to survival. Hundreds of residents were left homeless, sleeping outdoors or crowding into makeshift shelters. Wrapped in donated blankets, families waited for food, water, and medical assistance, unsure of what the coming days would bring. Children clung to parents, many still in shock, asking when they could go home—not yet understanding that home no longer existed.

Local authorities and aid organizations have begun emergency relief efforts, but the scale of the disaster has stretched resources thin. Temporary shelters are being organized, while investigators work to determine responsibility for the illegal storage of fireworks that turned tragedy into catastrophe.

Beyond the physical destruction lies a deeper wound. The fire has exposed the ongoing vulnerability of communities living in informal housing, where overcrowding, unsafe electrical connections, and unregulated workshops create constant risk. Residents say warnings have long gone unheeded.

As investigators search for answers, Pamplona Alta is left to count its losses—and cling to the one thing the flames could not destroy: each other. Neighbors who once shared walls now share food, blankets, and grief, bound together by survival and the hope that this devastation will finally force change.