A fire destroys 70 houses in the center of Bogotá. A fire affected around 70 homes built with tin tiles, wood and a few bricks in the so-called Ramírez neighborhood.
30 of them are completely destroyed. According to initial reports, the incident left no victims. The fire department continues working to determine the cases and the causes. It is likely that some oil or collected material caused the fire that then spread. The mayor of BogOTá, Carlos Fernando Galán, arrived at the scene, announcing that they would support families by paying up to 6 months of leases.