Switzerland regrets the accident at Casa Marcionelli, built by its honorary ex-consul and set on fire in the ‘Tama of Lima’

The Swiss Government regretted this Friday the incident at the Casa Marcionelli in the center of Lima, declared a World Heritage Site in 1991, where a group of firefighters continued the work of extinction after a fire originated during clashes between protesters and the Police.

“This house belonged to Severino Marcionelli (1870-1957), a Swiss citizen from Ticino. Mr. Marcionelli was an important member of the Swiss colony, he was consul general and supported the Sociedad de Beneficencia de Lima”, tweeted Ambassador Paul Garnier, head of the Swiss mission in the country since October 2021.

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We are very sorry about the fire at Casa Marcionelli. This house belonged to Severino Marcionelli (1870-1957), a Swiss citizen from Ticino. Mr. Marcionelli was an important member of the Swiss colony, he was Consul General of 🇨🇭 in 🇵🇪 and supported the Lima Charitable Society. pic.twitter.com/ZdYtDmxdni

— Ambassador Paul Garnier (@EmbSuizaPeru) January 20, 2023

The men in red have concentrated on putting out the embers of the fire that devastated the building, built to a large extent with wood and thatch (an old cane or bamboo framework covered with mud), and which is gradually collapsing.

The Minister of Culture, Leslie Urteaga, explained to the press that they are still investigating the reasons why the house, located a few meters from the iconic Plaza San Martín, caught fire.

Shortly after the incident, the Minister of the Interior, Vicente Romero, assured that it is “totally false” that a police tear gas canister caused the fire, according to neighbors and witnesses.

Its total construction culminated in 1923.

”It is totally false. I can put this tear gas device in my pocket and that does not cause a burn, the gas is simply what causes it,” Romero said in a joint government message.

Businessman and philanthropist, Severino Marcionelli acquired the Puquio-Cocha negotiation, the San Ildefonso mine and the Chuicho coal mine. He was also the founder of the Morococha mine, of which he also took charge of the organization of his mining town.

In addition, he ventured into the agricultural sector at the head of the Uchupata de Huari cattle rancher; and in the real estate business, being president of the Jesús María development company and investor in the construction of the Hotel Bolívar.

His great economic fortune was allocated to charitable works. She donated 100,000 soles for the construction of the Arzobispo Loayza hospital, when he was a member of the Sociedad de Beneficencia de Lima. The early death of one of her children made her financially support the construction of the Children’s Hospital.

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Marcionelli was also a member of the Helvetica Society, the National Club, the Union Club, the Italian Insurance Company, and the Mining and Petroleum Society.

He made some business trips and for important positions. Back in Peru, together with Mr. Hanza, his partner, he acquired a piece of land at now block 9 of Jirón Carabaya (formerly Calle del Pacae), to build this beautiful three-story residence, completed in 1923.

The headquarters of the Swiss Consulate General and its business offices functioned in this house until the late 1940s.

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