Overview
- A blaze in a first‑year cadet dorm at the National Police training school in Puente Piedra was reported Monday morning around 8:22 a.m., and firefighters put it out with no injuries.
- Six fire units responded, and the Health Ministry sent two SAMU ambulances to stand by as a precaution.
- The fire stayed within the affected pavilion, causing damage to dorm rooms and cadets’ personal belongings.
- Investigators, joined by the Public Ministry, began on‑site work and are testing early leads that include a phone charging incident or an electrical short.
- Parents gathered outside said there were similar fires in the same area in recent weeks and last year, urging fixes to electrical systems and maintenance that affect where cadets live and study.