Firefighters, brigades, municipal personnel and neighbors work to fight two forest fires that are registered in Greater Concepción. One corresponds to the Manquimávida hill in Chiguayante and the second to Lomas Coloradas in San Pedro de la Paz.
In the early hours of this Sunday, two forest fires near homes in Greater Concepciónon the Bio bio region. Corresponds to emergencies in Chiguayante and San Pedro de la Paz.
The intense wind that is recorded in the area has facilitated the advance of the flames.
The first corresponds to the reactivation of the fire on the Manquimávida hill, close to Villa Santo Domingo and Villa Production and Commerce of Chiguayante.
From the municipality they reported that the mayoress (s) Paulina Stuardo is coordinating municipal and emergency teams with neighbors and neighbors. Given the advance of the flames, the mayor Antonio Rivas also went to the place, despite being on medical leave.
The community chief indicated that although a Community Red Alert was activated early, it is necessary for the country to have air teams that can work at night.
As he added, the areas with the highest risk are Santo Domingo and Villa Producción y Comercio. In the same way, he expressed concern that the fire would advance in the direction of Concepción and affect the Nonguén National Park.
“We have a way out of this fire towards our Nonguén National Park and that worries us, however, the transfer of the fire there is going to take a little more time, so we want to control our Chiguayante sector,” Rivas said.
The authority also called on the population to clear access to Santo Domingo to allow the entry of tank trucks and emergency equipment. This is due to parked vehicles that hinder the progress of fire units.
Three fire companies from the commune and two from Concepción are working in the fight once morest the fire, as well as three tank trucks. In addition, there is a municipal and Dideco team deployed.
The Fire Department requested support from units to the nearby communes, going to the so-called Concepción and Hualqui cars.
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Forest fire in Lomas Coloradas
the second emergency It is recorded in the Lomas Coloradas sector of San Pedro de la Paz.
As reported from the building house, the fire “It is located in the upper part of the hill and with little probability of affecting nearby houses.”
They later specified that there are approximately seven houses near the place of the fire.
Notwithstanding this, emergency teams are working on the site to generate firebreaks and other preventive actions with heavy machinery, firefighters, Public Safety equipment, Police officers and neighbors.
Conaf reported that so far the area affected by the fire is 1.2 hectares of vegetation.
Conaf and CMPC brigades also joined the work carried out by municipal and fire brigades.
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