On Monday a wildfire burned approximately 100 homes in Valparaiso, Chile. There are reports that 19 people were injured and hundreds were forced to evacuate. The fire was fought by firefighters on the ground assisted by air tankers and helicopters dropping water.
Pushed by strong winds it burned about 120 acres of vegetation 75 miles northwest of Santiago.
An air tanker pilot was killed December 28 while working on a fire in the Bío Bío region.
#Internacionales #chile #fire ?Un feroz incendio se desató en Valparaíso?https://t.co/2O76z4LXWe pic.twitter.com/KDPcKZq9PB
— Que Pasa Jujuy (@QuePasaJujuy) January 3, 2017
