00:00The fire in San Carlos de Aboquindo in Santiago de Chile remains on control
00:05and another fire in the neighboring O'Higgins region claimed the life of a firefighter.
00:10The fire department emphasized that the heat, drought and winds caused the rapid spread of the fire
00:16but that they managed to contain its advance towards homes and that 99% of the fires are intentional.
00:23The wildfires ravaged more than 800 hectares and despite the resources deployed,
00:28Fire Chief Luis Antonio Becerra Pina died during efforts to extinguish the flames in the O'Higgins region.
00:35In this context, Major Rodrigo Palomino said that the volunteers suffered a medical emergency due to smoke inhalation.
00:42Following his death, the government declared a regional day of mourning on the 30th of December.
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