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Three firefighters passed away fighting forest fire in Chile

Santiago de Chile, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) Three brigadiers passed away and nine were injured during the fight against a forest fire registered in the municipality of Los Sauces, in the Chilean region of La Araucanía, where more than 400 hectares have already been devoured.

According to Ignacio Lira, corporate affairs manager of that firm, those deceased belonged to the Manufacturing Company of Paper and Cartons. They had had many years of experience and had fought other fires in the region,

One of the injured had to be taken to the Mauricio Heyermann Hospital in the municipality of Angol, and the others were treated at the Family Health Center.

The fire is still out of control and is close to populated areas, so the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service called to evacuate Romulhueco, Nahuelve, and Ninico, in the commune of Los Sauces.

Over the weekend a 70-year-old woman lost her life when she could not leave her home, which was hit by flames in the town of San Esteban, Valparaiso region.

Wildfires are common this summer. Their rapid spread is due to intense heat, drought, and winds.

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