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At least eight homes were consumed during this day by a fire that occurred in the Santo Domingo hill, in the city of Valparaíso.
According to information from the Fire Department, 12 units of the volunteer corps from that region were mobilized towards the emergency.
Firefighters and Carabineros officials came to the scene to evacuate people who were inside the houses at the time of the incident, which began around 4:00 p.m.
The incident managed to be contained around 18.00. The commander of Rodrigo Romo firefighters He noted that it was “a very complicated emergency, with an upward spread. The spread was very violent due to the structure of the houses ”.
“They say that initially there was an explosion and there were people who were semi trapped on this ladder, because they could not ascend or descend,” added Romo. Tonight, the authorities were conducting a cadastre with the number of the people affected.
“There is a high risk of collapse”, previously stated ehe Governor of Valparaíso, Gonzalo Le Dantec, 24 Hours.
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