2012 Araucanía wildfires

A series of forest fires occurred in January 2012 mainly in the communes of Carahue and Lumaco. The first fire in Araucanía Region appeared in the estate Casa Piedra in Carahue and preceded other summer wildfires in Chile in the Biobío Region and Torres del Paine National Park. By 6 January 2012, seven firefighters had died in the Araucanía fires.^[1][2]

The highest political authority of Araucanía, the intendant of the region, denounced the fires as intentional on January 6, 2012.^[3]

References

1. Encuentran al séptimo brigadista muerto en Carahue Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Publimetro. 6 de enero de 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
2. A seis se eleva la cifra de brigadistas muertos en incendio forestal en La Araucanía Ulloa Morales, Eric. EMOL. 5 de enero de 2011. Retrieved: 6 January 2012.
3. "Intendente de La Araucanía: Incendio en Carahue tiene "toda la presunción" de ser intencional". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2023-03-13.