A "Caused" Fire Consumes Six Hectares of Forest in the Capital of Ecuador
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The flames were unleashed around 17H40 local (22H40 GMT) in a wooded area of the La Vicentina and Itchimbía sectors that crosses Velasco Ibarra Avenue, which is highly traveled. Near the area there is also a petrol station and the fire is dangerously approaching houses that surround the place, already affected by another fire on the weekend. "What we are concerned about is that this is a arson," Muñoz told journalists explaining that the conflag…
At least six hectares of a forest located in the center of Quito were consumed on Wednesday by a fire that the authorities consider to be "provoked," said the mayor of the Ecuadorian capital, Pabel Muñoz.
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Quito, 17 sets. (askanews) - Large fire in Ecuador, at least six hectares of forest were devastated by the flames in Quito. The fire broke out in a wooded area surrounded by houses between La Vicentina and Itchimbia, a very busy area, near a service station, already hit by a fire last weekend. Numerous displaced people. At the moment, the authorities do not report any death or damage to the infrastructure, even if at least 14 people were rescued…
Firefighters also activated drones and the Fire Investigation Unit.
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