There were 14 fire departments that worked last night on a large fire in San Fernando, in the O’Higgins Region, which began inside a wooden shack and then spread to twenty homes in the sector and commercial premises. ending in the evacuation of people from the place.
Today the Minister of the Interior, Rodrigo Delgado, went to the area, where he announced that “the support will be there” for the victims, who would be close to 100 people. The Secretary of State explained that they are implementing the emergency file to have more details of the situation of those affected, in order to later generate benefits, such as bonuses established for this type of situation.
In addition, he pointed out that they will first carry out an evaluation of the houses and will review case by case, once the file is ready, including the delivery of bonuses, such as those for belongings, reception (in case people have to stay in the house of close ones) and rental, which could take a week or so to be delivered.
He highlighted the work of firefighters and police officers, emphasizing that no deaths were recorded and reported that some people were transferred to a shelter. “I understand that the people who were referred to a shelter last night are foreign citizens who lived in a kind of cité,” she explained.
The head of the Interior pointed out that the fire and its causes are being investigated. “Labocar is already working in San Fernando precisely to determine the causes, but also what are the responsibilities that would generate a fire with high caloric power, that is, there was very important fuel capacity in an urban area and that affects 25 homes “, said.
