The National Forestry Corporation (Conaf) reported that the fire that has affected 1,357 hectares in the town of Timaukel, Magallanes region, is contained, canceling the red alert and decreeing a yellow alert for the area.
This decision was determined after a meeting between the regional director of Conaf together with the Presidential Delegation of Magallanes, Onemi and the Seremi of Agriculture. Appointment in which it was found that the incident that began on January 25 has not shown progress during the last six days.
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Despite some small progress in the field of the Russfin forestry company, the regional director, Mauricio Vejarpointed out that “these are hang-ups that quickly, with the action of the helicopters that remain in the sector, are quickly turned off, so that as there is no progress, the yellow alert is declared.”
The regional presidential delegate(s), Margarita Norambuenawas satisfied with the measure taken, indicating that “it has been an intense job after 15 days and we are on a good footing, which merits the change of alert, which does not mean that it cannot be declared again in case of being necessary”.
Véjar also referred to the difference between fire containment and control, expressing that “we speak of containment when there is no advance of the fire, but some internal activity or some probability of regrowth continues, while a controlled incident is that it no longer exists probability that it will continue to spread.
When the yellow alert was decreed, air resources decreased, such as the demobilization of the Hercules C-130 and the amphibious aircraft -both of which will attend the incidents in the north of the country- leaving the Torres del Paine National Park helicopter, the Superpuma and the Newly incorporated Leo System.
