A wildfire in Chubut, which broke out this week between Trelew and Puerto Madryn, remains active and has reached concerning dimensions. The fire reached a wind farm and the concern is growing.
The fire, which has now been controlled, had a significant advancement due to the wind and covered an area of 25 km in length, parallel to National Route No. 3.
Wildfire in Chubut: the fire reached a wind farm
Concern grew further when the flames crossed the road, forcing National Roadworks to close the road for several hours.
The fire rapidly advanced due to the presence of a north-south wind and reached the Loma Blanca wind farm in the area. This was confirmed by Diego Núñez de la Rosa, press officer for the Puerto Madryn Volunteer Fire Department, in an interview with FM El Chubut.
He also stated that due to this situation, they had to evacuate the transformer substation located west of the road. “It was evacuated in the early morning, the fire passed by the side and the premises, without vegetation, acted as a firebreak,” he said.
The fire has been contained
During Friday morning, the Puerto Madryn Volunteer Fire Department confirmed that the fire that broke out days ago between Trelew and Madryn was under control.
This was achieved after intense work carried out on Thursday and thanks to an improvement in weather conditions.
The magnitude of the fire that reached a wind farm
“It’s a significant fire, of magnitude, it’s active and the work has been focused on trying to contain it,” detailed Núñez de la Rosa.
In this regard, he mentioned that firefighters from the entire VIRCH-Valdés Region are working on fighting the fire, in addition to provincial Civil Protection, machinery from National and Provincial Roadworks, and Traffic Police, managing traffic on the road.
Regarding the causes of the incident, he emphasized in the same interview that “no work has been done on this” yet. As the initial actions are aimed at containing the flames, stressing that “the causes will be subject to subsequent investigation.”
Finally, he requested those who need to travel on the road to do so with caution and respect the instructions of the personnel in charge of traffic management.
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