A new forest fire broke out in Chubut and again the authorities suspect that its origin was intentional.
It is the large room in just 50 days.
According to estimates, it has already consumed 40 hectares in Epuyén, 39 kilometers from El Bolsón, Río Negro.
The incident began on Sunday morning in the El Pedregoso area.
So far, about 100 brigade members work there, but it is not ruled out that more will join in the next few hours.
As a precaution, the electrical service was suspended through the 33 kilowatt line that supplies Epuyén, Lago Puelo and the southern sector of El Bolsón.
The cut generated some discomfort in the many tourists who spend their vacations in the Cordillera.
Occupancy in these locations has fluctuated between 75% and 100% so far this summer.
From the General Directorate of Public Services they reported that it could be an intentional fire.
In addition, they ruled out problems in the area's high-voltage line.
The operation in charge of the first 90 combatants coming from National Parks and SPLIF was able to contain the spread of fire in the tail sector and the right flank on Sunday, reported Abel Nievas, head of the Provincial Fire Management Service.
Volunteer firefighters from El Hoyo and Epuyén itself are also part of the teams.
"(The fire) is still active, although not with the expected intensity, perhaps because there were no such high temperatures, although there were crosswinds that favored its expansion," he said.
Three helicopters are working in the sector, including the Chinook, with a capacity of 10,000 liters, a hydrant plane from the El Bolsón aerodrome, and various vehicles.
"Last week we were at the Esquel prosecutor's office denouncing all the fires that occurred this season in the southern zone and between Wednesday and Thursday we will do the same together with the Secretary of Forests, Rodrigo Roveta, for the events in the Andean Region," Nievas stressed. .
"We are asking that these sources remain under investigation by the Federal Police. This fire started in the vicinity of the 33-kilowatt line and we did not see any damage or anomaly in the wiring, along with the fact that the pruning was done and the security strip was wide open It is a place that people pass through,
for us it is a presumably intentional issue
, ”Nievas stressed.
The authorities are aware that the fires coincide with the presence of the lonko Facundo Jones Huala and his followers in the Andean area of Chubut and Río Negro.
On January 30, the referent was discovered drunk in a barbecue area in El Bolsón after being a fugitive for almost a year.
A few days ago he sent a message from prison where he demanded that the Argentine government
hand over the southern territory to the Mapuches or "bear the consequences"
.
In the last 50 days there have been fires in El Hoyo, Los Alerces National Park and surroundings, and Cholila that affected more than 2,000 hectares in Chubut.
In all cases there were strong suspicions that unknown persons were involved in starting the flames.
In January, even in El Hoyo, pamphlets were found vindicating the struggle of the Mapuche militants using this type of resource.
According to the National Meteorological Service, the maximum this Monday, February 20, will reach 24 degrees and the wind will be between 15 and 20 kilometers per hour.
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