The fire in Cerro del Toro continues, and both the firefighters and the police and officials of the Municipality of Maldonado They work so that it does not affect more hectares and houses near the area.
The incident began in the early hours of this Wednesday, and after being “controlled” in the early hours of the morning, the situation became “unstable” due to the increase in temperature and changes in the windreported different sources from Firefighters to The Observer.
The fire affected around 40 hectaresand its smoke was seen several kilometers around. An aerial shot to which he agreed The Observer shows the area it covers.
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Fire in Cerro del Toro
The first aerial photograph of the fire was shared by the Municipality of Maldonado, and shows the area affected by fire.
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Fire in Cerro del Toro
The Cerro del Toro is located to the north of downtown Piriápolisspa where the smoke clouded part of the sky, How can you see a video shared to this medium.
On the coast of the town, the beginning of the fire illuminated the night. The llamas on top of the hill could be clearly seen from the beach in front of the traditional Hotel Colon.
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Another video recorded from a house located closer to the hill shows how the smoke invaded the sky and It affected visibility in some sectors of the spa.
A dense column of smoke was also clearly seen from bow to the seaa spa neighborhood Beautiful beach, located at more than eight kilometers from Piriápolis.
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This is how the fire in Cerro del Toro looks from Proa al Mar, a neighborhood of Playa Hermosa, more than 8 kilometers from the incident
