Bolivian hospital seeks families of three conscripts injured in Viacha explosions

A Bolivian hospital has asked the public to help locate the families of three 19-year-old conscripts transferred there after explosions at the Bolívar military barracks in Viacha.

Hospital Corazón de Jesús, also known as Hospital El Kenko, identified the young men as Antony Salas Masco, Ulises Espinoza Huanca and Jhon Elio Yupanqui Peralta. It released their names with photographs so relatives can find them and receive information about their condition.

The appeal came as relatives of conscripts searched several hospitals during the night. The young men had been serving at the Bolívar barracks, and their families did not know where they had been taken.

The explosions triggered an emergency response and led authorities to distribute injured people among several health facilities. Bolivia’s Defense Ministry said it was working with other institutions to consolidate and verify information about those killed, injured and still unlocated.

The ministry said transfers and medical referrals had made unified information necessary. The hospital urged people to widely share the three names and photographs to help establish contact with their families.

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Please share this information to help their families find them and receive information about their health.