A plane arrived in Patagonia with a huge capacity to fight the fire

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The battle against fire in Neuquén added a key reinforcement: a Boeing 737 designed for fire fighting. The aircraft, capable of carrying 25 thousand liters of water, landed this Tuesday at the Aeropuerto Aviador Campos (Chapelco) to join the operation that seeks to contain the fire in Valle Magdalena, near Junín de los Andes. “It is one of the three aircraft in the world with these characteristics,” highlighted from the Operational Committee. It…

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This Tuesday afternoon it landed in the airport Aviador Campos (Chapelco) a Boeing 737 to reinforce the combat of the fire of Valle Magdalena, near Junín de los Andes. The aircraft -there are only three the world with these characteristics- arrived from Santiago del Estero and has the ability to load 15 thousand liters of water to reach areas of difficult access. It is an important aerial reinforcement for the fight of the fire that will be adde…

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Since January 30, in the Neucan mountain range, the fire that has consumed more than 22,000 hectares has been burning, according to the last official report at the time of the closure of this note.This area is equivalent to the municipal ejido of San Carlos de Bariloche and higher than that of the city of Buenos Aires.It is the largest fire in southern temperate forest area of which there is memory in the province, different sources coincide.For…

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Governor Rolando Figueroa led a new meeting with his team in the provincial capital, where he analyzed the first year of management and strategies to deal with the fires that hit the region. In a context marked by the fires in Junín de los Andes and Aluminé, the Neuquén president highlighted the government's effort to contain the emergency and outlined the achievements in health, education, safety and infrastructure during 2024.