Forest fires in Chile consume over 3,200 ha

The National Emergency Office of the Chilean Ministr y of the Interior and Public Security (ONEMI) reported that 3,230 hectares of land have been consumed by forest fires in the past two days in the Valparaiso region.

Ina statement on Saturday, the National Forestr y Corporation (CONAF) said the forest fires were still raging in the Lago Penuelas National Reserve and Hacienda Las Palmas 2, reports Xinhua news agency.

Although the fires are under control, they have not been extinguished.

"It is a giant perimeter, and we are mainly concerned about the advance towards the western sector. The other fronts are quite confined and have low spread," CONAF Director Sandro Bruzzone said.