"We ran on foot, holding the unconscious children in our arms," Chilean family escapes as the villa burns

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"We ran on foot, holding the unconscious children in our arms," Chilean family escapes as the villa burns

JOURNALIST’S NOTESinterview subjectSigrid Jaramillo, a 23-year-old resident of Las Torres Passage in Achupallas, Viña del Mar, has spent her entire life in the sector most severely impacted by the Viña del Mar mega-fire. As a mother of three small children, she faced the terrifying inferno that consumed her neighborhood.BACKGROUND INFORMATIONOn February 2, 2024, a devastating fire erupted in the Valparaíso region of Central Chile. Initially star…