[8] One of the causes is related to the negligence of an employee, in addition, the company that was fined for not complying with safety regulations had to transfer the workers to the containers placed informally at the top of the shopping centre.

[9][10] During the first hours the fire grew considerably, reaching the classification of "Grade 5" by Peruvian firefighters [es].

[15] The premises where the affected companies shared space was closed by order of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.

The smoke was seen from districts far from the shopping centre such as San Martín de Porres, Los Olivos, Comas, San Isidro, Jesús María or Carmen de la Legua Reynoso.

One day after the fire started, all the rooms smelled of burning plastic due to the toxic fumes in the air.