La Paz health service reports 73 injured in Viacha explosions, three critical

The explosions at the Bolívar military barracks in Viacha have left 73 people injured, with three patients in critical condition and two conscripts dead, according to the La Paz Departmental Health Service.

Sedes La Paz director Martín Carrasco Burgoa said 35 of the injured remain hospitalized in facilities across La Paz and El Alto. Several others received outpatient treatment and later returned home. The families of the two deceased conscripts asked authorities not to release their identities.

The three critical patients are being treated at Cossmil. Carrasco said they were inside the military compound when the explosion occurred and suffered serious injuries. One, a 19-year-old, has internal bleeding and organ damage. Sedes plans to monitor his condition daily.

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There are 73 injured people at the moment, all of them confirmed.

The injured were distributed among several hospitals to prevent any one facility from being overwhelmed. Twelve patients were taken to Cossmil and another 12 to Corazón de Jesús Hospital, known as El Kenko. Others were transferred to the Corea, Alto Sur, Tórax and Obrero hospitals, among others.

Carrasco also called on the public to donate blood. The Hemocenter supplied blood units to hospitals during the emergency, and officials now want to replenish reserves for patients who may need treatment in the coming weeks. “For now, blood units are the most important thing,” Carrasco said. Hospitals in Viacha, El Alto and La Paz coordinated the response and distributed patients among the facilities.

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For now, blood units are the most important thing.