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Big Fire Destroys a Shopping Gallery in Downtown Concepción

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Several fire companies work in a large fire that takes place on Wednesday morning in a gallery in downtown Concepción. Specifically, the accident occurs in Rengo street, between Maipú and Freire. It is the Las Palmas gallery, located next to the ruins of the Central Market. Volunteers had to cut the fences of the enclosure with axes and biscuits to be able to fight the flames. Other firefighters, while they climbed the roof of the market to exti…

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Several fire companies work in a large fire that takes place on Wednesday morning in a gallery in downtown Concepción. Specifically, the accident occurs in Rengo street, between Maipú and Freire. It is the Las Palmas gallery, located next to the ruins of the Central Market. Volunteers had to cut the fences of the enclosure with axes and biscuits to be able to fight the flames. Other firefighters, while they climbed the roof of the market to exti…

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The fire in the former Central Market of Concepción not only destroyed almost 50 premises, but also unleashed chaos in the urban center, affecting small traders.

In order to combat the flames, the presence of 20 firefighters units was required. According to what was reported by Commander Felipe Meneses, the situation is already under control, subtracting only the extinction of certain secondary sources in the place.

A voracious fire hit a gallery in the Central Market of Concepción, on Wednesday, April 1. Fire spread through one of the few areas of the establishment that remained operational. The disaster began at 06:00 hours, encouraging the response of firefighters and other emergency teams, who arrived there within a few minutes. A total of 15 firefighter units of the different companies of Concepción, in addition to receiving support from Talcahuano, we…

A great fire is recorded this Wednesday morning in the center of Concepción, mobilizing multiple fire companies. The accident affects the Galería Las Palmas gallery, located in Calle Rengo, between Maipú and Freire, at the side of the ruins of the Central Market of Concepción. Virtually all the Fire companies of Concepción work in the emergency, with the support of units coming from Talcahuano. Due to the magnitude of the fire, the traffic in th…

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BioBioChile broke the news in Chile on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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