Overview
- Survivors report scarce specialist appointments at Hospital Guillermo Almenara, high out-of-pocket costs for burn treatments, and many pending surgeries.
- One survivor, Jackeline Rojas, says she has 17 operations awaiting scheduling and cannot afford the specialized creams required for ongoing pain and skin care.
- The January 23, 2020 deflagration followed a Transgas LG tanker striking a road unevenness that released about 2,500 liters of LPG, killing 34 people, injuring more than 50, and destroying at least 20 homes.
- Investigations cited an illegally modified vehicle and a previously flagged road hazard, raising questions about municipal maintenance and transport safety enforcement.
- A court gave driver Luis Guzmán Palomino a five-year suspended sentence and ordered joint reparations with the company, while excluding Lima and Villa El Salvador municipalities and Osinergmin from civil liability, a decision victims plan to appeal.