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On what should have been a calm and uneventful Saturday afternoon, residents of the steep, crowded neighborhoods of Pamplona Alta in San Juan de Miraflores went about their usual routines. Children played in the narrow walkways, families prepared late lunches, and neighbors exchanged greetings as they moved through the lively hillside community. But that ordinary rhythm shifted abruptly when a sudden fire ignited—one that would quickly grow into one of the most destructive events the district has faced in recent memory.
Within a short period, smoke drifting from a single home escalated into a massive blaze that tore through clusters of houses. As flames spread unchecked across the densely packed neighborhood, hundreds of residents were forced to flee with little more than what they could carry. By the time firefighters managed to contain the inferno, a wide swath of the sector had been left in ruins.
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