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The National Foretsal Corporation (Conaf) reported that the forest fire that has continued since yesterday with Red Alert to the commune of The Angels was controlled this Saturday, and managed to consume 19.2 hectares in the sector Chacayal.
CONTROLLED forest fire in Chacayal (Los Angeles, Biobío Region), 19.2 ha affected by natural vegetation. pic.twitter.com/hY74aZkdXI
– CONAF (@conaf_minagri) December 26, 2020
From Conaf they warned that the most complex situation was when the flames threatened around 50 homesHowever, these were not reached by fire.
“The main objective was to protect the houses. At some point we had around 50 houses with direct threats, the fire at a close distance, therefore, the first thing that was carried out was the protection of these houses “, informed the provincial director of Conaf, Miguel Angel Muñoz.
For this, he explained that “we have five brigades that are working in the place, plus a technical staff, they were launching two helicopters plus two dromedary planes, and we were also in conjunction with brigades from CMPC and Bosque Arauco. In addition to the participation of Firefighters of the city of Los Angeles and Quilleco “.
Forest fire in the Chacayal Sur sector of Los Angeles now reaches 19 hectares. The communal red alert is maintained. @Cooperative
– Cristofer Espinoza (@CEspinozaQ) December 26, 2020
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