00:00The fire in San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile, remains uncontrolled and another fire in the neighboring O'Higgins region claimed the life of a firefighter.
00:09The fire department emphasized that the heat growth and winds caused the rapid spread of the fire, but that they managed to contain its advanced old homes and that 99% of the fires are intentional.
00:28While fires ravaged more than 800 hectares and despite the resources deployed, fire chiefs like Luis Antonio Becerra Pino died during efforts to extinguish the flames in the O'Higgins region.
00:41In this context, Mayor Rodrigo Palomino said that the volunteers suffered a medical emergency due to smoke inhalation following his death.
00:50The government declared a regional day of mourning on the 30th of December.
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