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A devastating fire tore through a densely populated hillside community in San Juan de Miraflores, Peru, on Saturday afternoon, leaving widespread destruction and hundreds of residents suddenly without homes. The blaze erupted in the Pamplona Alta sector, an area known for its tightly packed, largely improvised housing, where flames can spread with terrifying speed.
According to early assessments by local authorities and emergency services, at least 300 homes are believed to have been damaged or destroyed. While initial estimates varied widely—ranging from several dozen to over one hundred structures affected—officials later confirmed that the scale of the destruction was significantly larger as crews gained access to more areas and daylight revealed the full extent of the damage.
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