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More than 100 people were evacuated after a fire broke out in a luxury residential tower in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires.
The blaze broke out around noon on Tuesday on the 11th floor of the building and spread through several floors, emergency services said.
Alberto Crescenti, head of Buenos Aires emergency services, told local media the fire had “extended all the way to the 15th floor”.
Responders said broken glass was falling from the building.
“Luckily, it was a very fast evacuation, meaning people are not at risk,” he said. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Forty people were treated for smoke inhalation and several others were admitted to hospital before the blaze was controlled.
The 50-floor building is the highest residential building in the city and located in the exclusive neighbourhood of Puerto Madero.
Firefighter Christian Benitez told AFP news agency all the residents were out of danger.
“I heard the fire alarm and came downstairs as quickly as I could,” Ornella Gril, 30, told AFP outside the building.
