On the 16th local time, a fire broke out at Huancayo prison in Junin province of Peru on the evening of the 15th. As a result, 5 people were killed and about 20 were injured. According to preliminary information, the fire was caused by a short circuit in a shoe factory next door and quickly spread to the prison. Due to the closed environment and lack of water in the prison, the fire was not immediately controlled, and the dead all died from asphyxiation.

On the 16th local time, a fire broke out at Huancayo prison in Junin province of Peru on the evening of the 15th. As a result, 5 people were killed and about 20 were injured. According to preliminary information, the fire was caused by a short circuit in a shoe factory next door and quickly spread to the prison. Due to the closed environment and lack of water in the prison, the fire was not immediately controlled, and the dead all died from asphyxiation.