Fire Management Plan officials revealed that the fire that has devastated 9% of the province of currents It was caused by a spark from the engine of a tractor that worked in a forest field identified as Triangulito Uno.
This incident would have been responsible for the first fires registered in the Esteros del Iberá and that today advance dangerously through the province. The flames originated in a protected area of currents which has an extension of 12 thousand square kilometers.
According to the national director of Fire Management, Alberto Seufferheld, the flames spread more easily in currents because in most of the territory, which was initially affected, resin and wood are produced, something that has a high fuel power.
The fire quickly spread to the park, where today the fauna is at serious risk and several dead species were found. Fire sources are difficult to control in the jurisdiction and the weather, added to the lack of rain favor the advance of the flames.
The brigadistas work to control the situation
The devastated area already exceeds 800,000 hectares and in San Alonso, a town located in the middle of the estuaries, the brigade members improvised a landing strip to supply the hydrant planes that fly over the area.
The Army troops help with the supply of the five ships destined to control the flames; however, they face the problem of lack of water, despite the fact that this place usually remains flooded.
The extensions of lagoons and wetlands are now dry and the color of the surface has faded, while the animals try to escape from the natural disaster that is being experienced in currentsa province hard hit by the flames.
Experts believe that the recovery of grasslands will take a minimum of five years, while the restoration of forests could require up to 20 years, as long as the process of destruction in the region is stopped.
