Forest fire in Tunari national park of Bolivia under control
Forest fire in Tunari national park of Bolivia under control
27 November 2017
published by http://prensa-latina.cu
English version of the news. Note: the news has been translated by Google translator. Original version in the link provided.
BOLIVIA: Cochabamba (Prensa Latina) The forest fire that began two days ago in the Tunari National Park in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is under control today, said Secretary of the Rights of Mother Earth, Soledad Delgadillo.
Delgadillo informed the press that the fire has come to be controlled, although he specified that this does not mean that it is already eradicated or that it does not represent any risk, since there are still active flame points.
The fire, started this Saturday near four in the afternoon by the northern sector of the Andrada region, devastated more than 140 hectares of kewiñas, pines and eucalyptus and threatened to spread to urban areas, such as the towns of Andrada and Lomas de Aranjuez.
This day, the departmental head of the Unit of Climate Change, Risks and Disasters, Oscar Soriano, said that the staff of several institutions is distributed in each area with the presence of fire, to finish suffocate it with the help of cisterns.
He added that the work done in the area of the fire allowed the smoke to decrease by 80 percent, which facilitated a better operation to put it down in different ways.
More than 50 volunteers belonging to the Salvage and Rescue Groups of the Army (SAR-Bolivia), personnel of the Governorate of Cochabamba, the Nataniel Aguirre Fire Department and the Red Cross, among other institutions, were part of the extinction work.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but it is presumed it was provoked.
El incendio, iniciado este sábado cerca de las cuatro de la tarde por el sector norte de la región de Andrada, arrasó con más de 140 hectáreas de kewiñas, pinos y eucaliptos y amenazó con propagarse a las zonas urbanas, como las localidades de Andrada y Lomas de Aranjuez.
Esta jornada, el jefe departamental de la Unidad de Cambio Climático, Riesgos y Desastres, Oscar Soriano, señaló que el personal de varias instituciones está distribuido en cada zona con presencia de fuego, para acabar de sofocarlo con la ayuda de cisternas.
Agregó que el trabajo realizado en la zona del incendio permitió que el humo disminuyera en un 80 por ciento, lo cual facilitó una mejor operación para sofocarlo por diferentes vías.
Más de 50 voluntarios pertenecientes a los Grupos de Salvamento y Rescate del Ejército (SAR-Bolivia), personal de la Gobernación de Cochabamba, la Unidad de Bomberos Nataniel Aguirre y la Cruz Roja, entre otras instituciones, formaron parte del trabajo de extinción.
La causa del incendio aún se desconoce, pero se presume fue provocado.
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