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Argentina: 'Huge' explosions rocks industrial complex – DW – 11/15/2025
- Powerful explosions rocked an industrial complex outside Buenos Aires, triggering a large-scale fire and emergency response.
- At least 15 people were injured and hospitalized as the fire spread across several factories.
- Officials said the fires involved multiple factories, including a chemical plant and a plastics plant.
- The mayor of Ezeiza said authorities were deploying more than a dozen fire extinguishers and ambulances at the scene.
- Flights to the area were delayed or diverted due to reduced visibility from smoke.
- Hospitals activated contingency plans to receive the injured and coordinate care regionally.
- Local authorities described the fire as complex and likely to take a long time to extinguish.
- The Cuenca Alta Nestor Kirchner Hospital activated its catastrophic contingency plan.
- The cause of the explosions remained unknown, with authorities pointing to one of the five factories as the likely origin.
- Region officials warned the incident would require ongoing firefighting efforts and careful safety management.
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