After 2:40 p.m. this Saturday, a fire began to register in the uninhabited hills of Talcahuano, specifically in the Estanques sector.

The smoke could be appreciated from various points of the Greater Concepción communes, which alerted people and especially people from nearby towns.

Firefighters Volunteers came in the first instance to begin the work of containing the fire, which precisely occurs on a day with high temperatures in the area.

Later, Conaf brigades and specialized teams joined the fight against this forest fire, which by 4:30 pm had already consumed 1.1 hectares.

Already at 18:00 the fire could finally be controlled.