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Forest inferno triggers red alert in Chile’s Valparaiso

Santiago, Chile, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Chile’s National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (SENAPRED) on Thursday declared a red alert following the detection of a forest fire Peñuelas Lake National Reserve, in Valparaiso.

The fire has so far affected two hectares and is being fought by firefighters, four vehicles, two brigades of the National Forestry Corporation, and the police.

The red alert is the first step to mobilize all necessary resources in support of the personnel currently fighting the flames.

A huge forest inferno in the Valparaiso region, on Peñuelas Lake, claimed 137 lives in February this year, as one of the deadliest events in decades.

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