2023-10-11 02:13:00
New spotlights fire were generated in the last hours in different locations of Córdoba and the flames have already reached the houses of the areas, so there is anguish and despair among the local residents while they wait for the rains to arrive tonight to calm the fire a little.
Firefighters and locals were trying to extinguish the fire, following many people had to be evacuated.
The most affected areas are neighborhood “400 homes“, which connects to Villa Carlos Paz with Cabalango and Tala Huasi, in Punilla.
From this region, at least 30 inhabitants had to evacuate between the night and the morning of this Tuesday as a result of intense smoke that entered their homes at first, although as the hours passed the flames also affected the buildings in the area. .
Police and brigade members arrived at the area due to the alert due to the advance of the flames over the forest.
There is one detainee for the fire in Villa Carlos Paz: he said he made a bonfire to make coffee
After a series of works at the site, and following having spoken with the residents of the area, the agents They arrested a young man accused of having caused the incident.
Is regarding Ulises Xarate, 27 years oldwho is he the only person accused of the incident and was charged by prosecutor Jorgelina Gómez for arson.
According to what was reported, the start of the flames was attributed to him since He himself admitted having lit a bonfire to heat water in a kettle and make coffee.local media reported.
As the young man explained, at one point he lost control of the fire and one of the most important active sources that the province currently has.
This began to spread rapidly and spread for several kilometers.
How to fight fire in Córdoba
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Nation sent three hydrant planes, an observer and a helicopter with a bucket to join the firefighting tasks in Córdoba.
They also sent 14 combatants from the National Center Brigade of said service, equipped with three 4×4 trucks for movement on the ground.
There is a significant number of fire crews to extinguish the incident, but the The hostile climate does not help to put an end to the flames, since temperatures are close to 35 degrees and the gusts of north wind reached up to 70 kilometers per hour at certain times.. However, rains are expected to arrive tonight to calm the situation.
The towns that continued with fires this Tuesday are Santa María, Punilla (Las Minitas/Cabalango), Totoral (Barranca Yaco), Minas (La Argentina) and San Justo (Trinchera).
According to the Secretary of Climate Risk Management of the Province, Claudio Vignetta, the largest front is in the Punilla area and it began in Cabalango and extended to the area of San Antonio, Tala Huasi and Icho Cruz, where There were regarding 60 people evacuated on Monday.
“We didn’t have any more evacuees. During the night we worked very well and cut in the areas that went down towards housing areas,” Vignetta explained in statements to Chain 3.
The second focus of activity continued in San Clemente, in the Santa María department.
In this regard, Vignetta said: “It is contained with a very unstable perimeter and personnel installed to work on the restarts, we will see how it is in general with the first hours of the day.”
Another focus is in La Argentina, San Carlos Minas, while the flames have already been contained in Barranca Yaco.
“It has been a very complicated day, with a lot of intense wind from the north and zero humidity. The temperature is around 34 degrees. The irresponsibility of some generated these fires and the wind collaborated“commented Vignetta.
When referring to the weather conditions, the official explained: “The wind will rotate to the west and there is a probability that the left flank will begin to move towards the Las 400 Homes area in Carlos Paz (Colinas neighborhood). But, for the moment, it is calm that sector. This Tuesday, we are going to have a very complicated day once more: at 7 or 8, the west wind will change and turn north with intensity and there will be more than 37 degrees in some places.”
Meanwhile, the “400 Homes” neighborhood in Villa Carlos Paz was evacuated preventively due to the advance of smoke.
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