The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service declared this afternoon a communal red alert for Villarrica (Province of Cautín, Region of La Araucanía) following a forest fire that ««It is close to inhabited areas.»

The fire takes place in an area called The Puntillaremains in combat, but «without progress», and has so far affected an area of ​​around four hectares.

UPDATE #LaPuntilla, #Villarrica, #LaAraucanía
No progress with activity inside the burned area
🔴#Red alert
Preliminary surface➡️4 hectares
Resources➡️2 technicians, 3 brigades and 1 tanker plane #CONAF and #Firefighters pic.twitter.com/CRappcbP8l

— CONAF – Forest fires (@incendios_CONAF) April 13, 2024