Overview
- Aitana Chaves Quito, 7, died at Hospital Cayetano Heredia in Piura while waiting for an intensive care bed in Lima for severe burns.
- Her brother Yostin, 10, had died earlier after going back into the burning home to look for his sisters, according to relatives.
- A third sister was transferred to Lima for specialized burn treatment and remains in critical condition.
- Initial accounts suggest a candle used during a power outage started the blaze, though authorities have not issued a final cause.
- The tragedy has drawn community support for the Chaves Quito family and renewed concern over blackout fire risks and strained regional burn care.