Press Secretariat: A fourth-floor fire on Calle Gerardo Barrios, handled by firefighters with no victims
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El Cuerpo de @BomberosSV atendió un incendio estructural registrado en el cuarto piso de un edificio ubicado sobre la calle Gerardo Barrios, en el Centro Histórico de San Salvador, San Salvador Centro. Gracias a la intervención oportuna, la emergencia fue atendida sin que se reportaran víctimas, únicamente daños materiales.— Secretaría de Prensa (@SecPrensaSV) · Oct 23, 2026 · 18:07 (El Salvador time)
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The press office reports a fourth-floor fire on Calle Gerardo Barrios, handled by firefighters with no victims.
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