2023 Yanaquihua gold mine fire

On 6 May 2023, a fire started in the La Esperanza gold mine in Yanaquihua District, Condesuyos Province, Peru. It killed at least 27 people. The fire was the country's deadliest mining accident since 2000.

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Category:2023 fires
Category:2023 in South America
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Category:2020s in Peru
Category:Arequipa Region