On the followingnoon of Wednesday, January 11, a notification was made regarding a fire on the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve. Quickly, fire crews arrived as well and found themselves with a front of 10 meters by 300 meters of flames. At the moment the origin of the fire is unknown, although since the Buenos aires city They are working to control it.
There are three City Fire Departments working there along with five from the Argentine Federal Police. In addition, volunteer firefighters from Puerto Madero, La Boca, Barracas and San Telmo arrived at the scene to collaborate with the cause and try to control the spread of the flames, according to reports from the NA news agency.
From various points in the City of Buenos Aires you can see the in it of the fire. So much so that residents of Puerto Madero and the Microcentro manage to see the complete plan of the advance of the fire. Meanwhile, the Federal Rescue Brigade (BEFER) and the PFA Forest Risks Brigade are at the scene with drones to see if the winds are moving the fire front.
The area was evacuated due to the fire.
In turn, the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve was evicted in order to put out the fire. From the Government of Horacio Rodríguez Larreta they assure that the flames are controlled from 20:00 although the weather conditions do not help. Strong winds are forecast that might reignite the fire or even move it to other areas.
“The Reserve was evicted to facilitate the work of the troops and a fire in the shape of a horseshoe with a front of 500 or 600 meters was visualized from height,” they highlighted from the Buenos Aires government. In turn, on Wednesday night drizzle is expected to help stop the fire in the City of Buenos Aires.
