03:28 –
| The Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, and Undersecretary Manuel Monsalve arrived at La Moneda to meet with President Gabriel Boric #CooperativaContigo
03:12 –
| Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá: At this time it is not necessary to resort to Cerro Castillo, but it is available as an alternative #CooperativaContigo
03:10 –
| Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, sends a message to those affected: All the strength available to Chilean society and the State of Chile are being deployed to help them #CooperativaContigo
03:04 –
| Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá: We do not have conditions to evaluate a number of missing persons #CooperativaContigo
03:03 –
| Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá: We must maintain maximum alert, even if there is a moment when the situation seems calmer #CooperativaContigo
03:01 –
| Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá: The President has said that his intention is to be present in the place where his presence serves #CooperativaContigo
03:00 –
| Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá: The ministries of the Interior, Social Development and Agriculture will be present in the area in a few more hours #CooperativaContigo
02:59 –
| Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá: The focus is fighting the fire and starting to go to the aid of the victims #CooperativaContigo
02:58 –
| Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá: We have 150 people sheltered, but that number may have changed in the last few minutes #CooperativaContigo
02:28 –
| Minister Ávila confirms suspension of classes in Junji and Integra gardens in Viña del Mar #CooperativaContigo
Kindergartens of @F_integra classes are suspended in the affected area in Viña del Mar (full Forestry and part of the city plan), as well as in Puchuncaví and Quintero. So far, the rest of the Integra Gardens will be open.
— Marco Antonio Ávila Lavanal (@ProfMarcoAvila) December 23, 2022
02:11 –
| Rear Admiral René Rojas will be the head of the zone in the state of emergency, announced Yerko Marcic, chief of the General Staff of the Navy #CooperativaContigo
02:09 –
| Mundaca confirmed that the Cerro Castillo Palace will be opened as a shelter, focused on the reception of minors, as President Boric told him
02:08 –
| Governor Rodrigo Mundaca: There is talk of more than 100 hectares and more than 500 houses affected (…) I spoke with President Boric and he said that he will be here tomorrow with a group of ministers #CooperativaContigo
02:05 –
| Presidential delegate of Valparaíso, Sofía González, on fatalities: The emergency is in progress and as the hours pass we will have more information #CooperativaContigo
02:00 –
| General director of Carabineros, Ricardo Yáñez: We are going to put water cannons where Conaf or Firefighters request it, either to help with the transfer of water or for firewalls #CooperativaContigo
01:49 –
| Emergency management expert, Michel De L’Herbe: The state of emergency is a good decision, but the speed of this type of measure should make us reflect #CooperativaContigo
01:38 –
| Emergency management expert, Michel De L’Herbe: It is so complex to fight this type of fire (…) what one looks for is that the perimeter does not spread #CooperativaContigo
01:34 –
| Emergency management expert, Michel De L’Herbe: We have territorial planning problems and also mitigation #CooperativaContigo
01:12 –
| Ministers and undersecretaries participate in a meeting to coordinate the work of this conference:
We are in COGRID (Disaster Risk Management Committee) evaluating the situation of the Valparaiso and Viña Fire. The teams of the @mindesarrollo They are coordinated with municipalities and when the area is stabilized we will begin the cadastre of affected households. pic.twitter.com/wDCOtQxd4R
— Giorgio Jackson %uD83C%uDF33 (@GiorgioJackson) December 23, 2022
00:57 –
| Ex-conventional Christian Viera: Our house is still standing, but we don’t know if the fire will affect it (…) there are people who have lost everything and who are in an infinitely worse condition than mine #CooperativaContigo
00:55 –
| Former Christian Viera: We had to evacuate in Viña del Mar Alto, it is a neighborhood that is above Quinta Vergara (…) we made the decision when the fire reached Forestal #CooperativaContigo
00:38 –
| The Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, also went to Onemi to coordinate the Executive’s work to deal with the fire in Viña del Mar #CooperativaContigo
00:33 –
| President Gabriel Boric: We will not leave you alone (…) our priority is the safety of people and we will continue to deploy all the necessary resources #CooperativaContigo
Our priority as @Government of Chile rests on people’s safety and we will continue to deploy all the necessary resources to control the emergency and quickly support the affected families.
— Gabriel Boric Font (@GabrielBoric) December 23, 2022
00:24 –
| Commander of the Viña del Mar Fire Department, Patricio Brito: The burned bodies were found in the Forestry sector, one on public roads and the other in a house #CooperativaContigo
00:19 –
| Viña del Mar Fire Commander, Patricio Brito: We will be able to reach 500 or 600 houses, we must carry out a cadastre #CooperativaContigo
00:18 –
| Viña del Mar Fire Commander, Patricio Brito: There are people missing, we don’t know if they are elsewhere or if they started #CooperativaContigo
00:17 –
| Viña del Mar Fire Commander, Patricio Brito, confirms more than 400 homes affected by the flames #CooperativaContigo
00:08 –
| Christian Little, director of Conaf: The brigade members are focused on the perimeter and on the protection of homes #CooperativaContigo
00:00 –
| Undersecretary Monsalve: We have information that a burned body has been found and there is eventual information of a second body #CooperativaContigo
23:56 –
| Undersecretary Monsalve: 110 hectares have been burned and an estimated affectation and destruction of 200 homes #CooperativaContigo
23:55 –
| Undersecretary Monsalve: It is not possible to say clearly what the origin of this fire is (…) Firefighters arrived six minutes following the start of the flames #CooperativaContigo
23:55 –
| Undersecretary Manuel Monsalve: It was decided to declare a state of constitutional exception of catastrophe due to public calamity #CooperativaContigo
23:38 –
| The operation began due to the proximity of the flames in the sector:
23:26 –
| Governor of Valparaíso, Rodrigo Mundaca: In urban areas, the taps do not have water (…) there is overconsumption and fire trucks must be accompanied by cistern trucks #CooperativaContigo
23:24 –
| Governor of Valparaíso, Rodrigo Mundaca: It is important to evaluate how to face future situations of this type #CooperativaContigo
23:19 –
| Governor of Valparaíso, Rodrigo Mundaca: There is an orientation to evacuate on foot, not by vehicle (…) there is high traffic congestion and power outages #CooperativaContigo
23:12 –
| Mayor Ripamonti: Do not lose control, evacuate calmly #CooperativaContigo
22:45 –
| The Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, will lead a meeting at Onemi for the fire in Viña del Mar #CooperativaContigo
22:43 –
| Luis Correa, regional director of Conaf Valparaíso: We do not have injured brigade members at the moment #CooperativaContigo
22:38 –
| Luis Correa, regional director of Conaf Valparaíso: The wind is the most complicating factor, we have had gusts of 40 and 50 kilometers per hour #CooperativaContigo
22:36 –
| Luis Correa, Conaf Valparaíso regional director: Helicopters can no longer fly, but the ground brigades continue to work, we have regarding 150 people #CooperativaContigo
22:35 –
| Luis Correa, regional director of Conaf Valparaíso: The fire is approaching the Quinta Vergara sector (…) in the upper part it is already under control #CooperativaContigo
22:33 –
| Municipality of Viña del Mar corrects: The former O’Higgins Hotel is not used as a hostel and will soon announce the enabled locations #CooperativaContigo
22:30 –
| More than 400 firefighters are working to control the emergency: Volunteers from Santiago, Ñuñoa, Talagante, Melipilla and Quinta Normal support their peers from the Valparaíso Region
22:30 –
| Commander Patricio Brito: It is not a show gentlemen; are houses that are burning
22:30 –
| Commander Patricio Brito: Unfortunately, houses have been burned because people stop their vehicles in the middle of the street and do not let the firefighters work #CooperativaContigo
22:29 –
| Commander Patricio Brito: The situation is critical and the wind is quite strong #CooperativaContigo
22:28 –
| Commander Patricio Brito: I want to call on all the people who are assisting the emergency not to do so and let the firefighters work #CooperativaContigo
22:23 –
| The commander of the Viña del Mar Fire Department reported that “approximately 200 houses are burning”
22:16 –
| The Jonathan Araya Sports Complex and the Guillermo Rivera and Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna high schools were also set up as #CooperativaContigo hostels
22:03 –
| Santiago firefighters come out in support to control the fire in Viña del Mar #CooperativaContigo
21:55 –
| Forest fire in Viña del Mar: Carabineros maintain diversions and traffic cuts in Agua Santa and on the Las Palmas Route #CooperativaContigo
Attention! %uD83D%uDEA8 Product of the fire that affects the upper part of #ViñadelMar Detours and traffic cuts are maintained in Agua Santa and the Las Palmas route to facilitate the evacuation of people and the access of emergency vehicles. Prefer alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/Ggi9H41Nju
— Carabineros Region of Valparaíso (@CarabValparaiso) December 23, 2022
21:54 –
| Conaf reports that the fire in Viña consumes 80 hectares: “It remains active with rapid spread, high intensity and the spread of sparks” #CooperativaContigo
21:53 –
| The regional director of Conaf confirmed that there are “a large number” of homes destroyed by fire
