A large fire in a building near San Martin Square was contained by firefighters after several hours of work.

A strong fire affected the building at the intersection of Karabay and Lino Cornejo streets, a few meters from San Martin Plazain the center of Lima, was detained by firefighters after several hours of work.

More than 60 units Fire brigade They arrived to take part in the emergency declared a few minutes before 20:00 yesterday. The troops used tanks and telescopic cranes to put out the fire and thus prevent it from affecting surrounding objects.

Command RPP news He arrived at the scene of the emergency this morning and spoke with the commander Jorge Canalesfrom the fire department, who confirmed that the fire has already been “put out”, although there are still several hours of work to say that the situation is under control.

“The situation this morning is such that the fire is localized. We somehow protected the neighborhood, the surrounding buildings. The risk of spread is reduced. We continue with this difficult task to finally try to control it,” he commented.

“This type of work is quite painstaking, long-term. As you well know, we have been here since yesterday evening and we are still walking and we will probably be doing this for a few more hours,” he added.

“destroyed” building

Because of the fire, the facade of the building collapsed, and the rest of the structures were greatly weakened, so it would be ideal if they were demolished, he considered. Jorge Canales.

“We have a price that has completely collapsed. (…) The idea is that loose, weakened parts of a building that are in danger of collapsing can immediately fall and prevent them from coming off,” he said.

While the cause of the fire is unknown, which, fortunately, left no victims to regret. However, the families who lived on the site remained on the street.