Overview
- The blaze erupted around 3:30 a.m. in the Asociación Villas de Oquendo lot in Callao, torching 12 informal public-transport buses with no injuries reported.
- Firefighters controlled the flames and police investigators and criminalistics teams cordoned the site to collect evidence.
- Authorities are pursuing two hypotheses—an extortion-linked arson or a short circuit—with preliminary forensics indicating the fire started toward the rear of the property.
- Operators affected by the blaze say they have not been threatened, though prior extortion complaints tied to informal lines using names like Translima, Transnorte and Nueva Estrella are part of the context under review.
- Investigators are analyzing nearby security-camera footage to determine the cause and possible responsibility as losses mount for independent transport operators.