On the night of this Wednesday it was decreed Red alert for the communes of Chillán and Chillán ViejoÑuble Region, due to the development of a Forest fire.
The incident is close to the Chilean Army facilities. Likewise, SAE messaging was also used to request the evacuation from the Jerusalem sector, in Chillán, due to the proximity of the flames to homes.
From the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) they called on the inhabitants to act calmly and abide by the indications of the corresponding authorities and teams.
According to the latest balance delivered by the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf), the incident called “Quilmo” It has 130 hectares consumed and it is active, with high speed and emission of sparks.
As pointed out by the Seremi de Energía de Ñuble. the Copelec Cooperative and the CGE informed that they left to about 8 thousand customers without electricity supplyin order to facilitate the work of Firefighters, Carabineros and other teams on the scene.
The mayor of the commune of Chillán, Camilo Benavente, stated in a conversation with TVN that “the concern is that many people have shown the intention of helping and have come to the place, but there is a phenomenal taco. There must be about 1,500 vehicles in the vicinity watching this accident. The first call is that people do not come to this place, that only emergency vehicles approach”.
He also added that “according to information from the Fire Department, is being contained -the fire-the problem is that we have a very important wind”.
For his part, the governor of the Ñuble Region, Óscar Crisóstomo, told the indicated outlet that “we have four burned infrastructureswe will have to see later if they correspond to houses, warehouses or huts, but it is a job that we are going to do in the next few hours, because now the focus is on the command post to fight this fire and control it”.
The Herminda Marín de Chillán clinical hospital activated a contingency plan to deal with the situation. It was reported that the emergency unit is prioritizing the care of seriously ill patients and clearing care areas, in case there is an increase in patients due to causes associated with the fire.
From the healthcare facility they called on citizens to go only in life-threatening situationsso that the emergency team can be prepared and available to attend to the people affected by the incident.
For his part, Essbio called on its customers to make moderate use of drinking water, in order to maintain stable levels in the distribution ponds, in support of the Fire Department. Also, They called not to open the taps.