In the district of Pichigua, belonging to the province of Espinar in Cusco, a strong forest fire broke out, which ended the life of an elderly man, who was charred to death.
The unfortunate event was recorded in the Moro Alccasana peasant community, in the Moro Loma sector, where a strong fire originated for reasons that are under investigation.
They arrived at the place Firefighters, Police, Serenazgo and residents to try to put out the flames, that advanced uncontrollably due to the large amount of combustible material.
Once the fire was controlled, The rescue teams discovered the body of Enrique Quiñones (85), whose remains were found in the middle of a pasture completely compromised by flames.
To the place The representatives of the Public Ministry and a team of the Police arrived in order to collect evidence of order and carry out the corresponding expert tests.
FIGURE:
– 04 Deaths from forest fires have already been recorded in Cusco this year. According to the Cusco Emergency Operations Center, to date almost 400 forest fires have been recorded, which have affected more than 13,000 hectares of pastures, crop areas and uncultivated land.
