More than a hundred brigade members continued to fight the fire that has been affecting the Currumahuida hill since Sunday, in the Chubut town of El Hoyo, for which a “fire emergency” was declared and at least 58 people had to be evacuated after the alert was declared. orange, local authorities reported.
More than a hundred brigade members continue to fight the fire that has been affecting the Currumahuida hill since Sunday, in the Chubut town of El Hoyo, for which an “igneous emergency” was declared. pic.twitter.com/m0P4dejzIN
– Telam Agency (@AgenciaTelam) January 16, 2023
Due to the magnitude of the fire, the municipality of El Hoyo declared a fire emergency through Resolution 128/23, which asks the population not to circulate “if it is not necessary”, not to congest the roads and to respect the indications of Defense personnel Civil.
During Sunday, The resources were dedicated to controlling the fronts in the El Sauzal area “so that the fire does not reach the homes” and so far “there have been no losses of homes,” said the El Hoyo Municipal Emergency Committee.
A devastating fire hits the Currumahuida hill, in Chubut. The flames intensified in the last hours and the authorities declared an orange alert. In addition, they ordered the evacuation of the area, in the town of El Hoyo.#TVPNews | https://t.co/fnEKkuaLFH pic.twitter.com/COwfhlYvzB
– Public Television (@TV_Publica) January 16, 2023
While, 58 people remain evacuated at School 223, with the assistance of the Ministry of Social Developmentafter the orange alert was declared -preparation for evacuation and preventive evacuation- in the areas of Trafián, Rincón de Lobos, Puerto Patriada, Valle del Pirque and Pizarro, while Currumahuida and Sauzal are under yellow alert.
In the affected areas, a total of 105 brigade members of the Provincial Fire Management Service from the bases of Golondrinas, Epuyén, Lago Puelo, El Maitén, Puerto Patriada, Cholila and the National Brigade are fighting the fire, with the support of the National Highway Administration , Police Station and Volunteer Firefighters of El Hoyo and Epuyén.
Likewise, three planes, a helicopter with a helibalde, and the arrival of a Chinook helicopter provided by the National Brigade, which has “a capacity of 10,000 liters of water and significant extinguishing power, are working to extinguish the outbreaks.” pointed out.
In addition, it is expected that “reinforcements of brigade members will arrive” to continue the work of fighting the fire.
They also collaborate by assisting the population, personnel from the local Traffic and Civil Protection Department, the Security Secretariat, the Chubut Civil Protection and Risk Management Secretariat, the Road Safety Agency and the National Road Safety Directorate.
