On the afternoon of Tuesday, July 8, 2025, neighbors in El Pitillal, Puerto Vallarta, sprang into action when smoke began billowing from a ground-floor apartment on the corner of Guerrero and 20 de Noviembre streets. At approximately 3 p.m., passersby and residents alike dialed emergency services after spotting dark smoke rising above the building’s roofline.
Inside, two children—aged 4 and 8—lay asleep when the fire started. According to preliminary accounts, the blaze began in a trash can left inside the apartment, where burning waste ignited, producing thick, acrid smoke but causing minimal . . .
