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2012 Araucanía wildfires

2012 · 33.00° S, 71.00° W

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When
2012
Kind
Wildfire
Coordinates
33.00° S, 71.00° W
Description
natural disaster in Chile in 2012

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2012 Araucanía wildfires

Wildfires in Chile

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.

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