During a visit to Conaf brigade members in the Rodelillo sector in the commune of Valparaíso, the Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, addressed the possibility of probable intentionality in the fires that affected the region, ensuring that there is “a clear criminal organization.”
This, following ashes with hydrocarbons were found in the Peñuelas sector, to which the Secretary of State added that “a single person does not generate four outbreaks jogging 1.7 kilometers away from each other, but let’s let justice be able to investigate”.
Likewise, Valenzuela added that, in addition to the alleged intentionality, “this tremendous fire is produced by doubly structural causes, which are these fire hurricanes resulting from climate change (…), high temperatures and winds over 60 kilometers per hour.”
His words are given in reference to the expert reports that the Investigation Unit of the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf), the PDI and the Prosecutor’s Office are developing to clarify the origins of the flames, whose malicious hypothesis has gained strength and has not been ruled out. by the authorities.
On the other hand, the minister addressed the progress of the Fire Law in Congress, pointing out that “in practice, 50 percent of the legislative progress is already there. It is on the table that the first week of March can be approved by the plenary session. From there we go to the Senate.”
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