(CNN in Spanish) — Chilean President Gabriel Boric has decreed a state of constitutional exception for the provinces of Marga Marga and Valparaiso due to forest fires, the presidential delegate of the Valparaiso region, Sofía González Cortés, reported on Saturday.
The official added that a curfew was also imposed between 08:00 a.m. (local time) and midday in the municipalities of Limache, Villa Alemana, Quilboy and Viña del Mar for the purpose of facilitating the deployment of logistical and emergency means.
The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) reported on Friday that a red alert had been declared in Valparaíso and Marga Marga due to three forest fires that had up to that point affected a total of about 565 hectares.
The most extensive fire to date, according to Friday's report, is the one developing in the Las Tablas complex and Lago Peñuelas Reserve, in Valparaiso, where 480 hectares have been affected. Senapred noted In a newsletter.
The other two fires broke out in Lo Moscoso, in the municipalities of Quilpe and Villa Alemana, where 80 hectares were affected, and on the Dos Lucas road, also in Valparaiso, damage amounted to 5 hectares.
Due to this situation, orders have been issued to evacuate some sectors of the municipality of Villa Alemana, Sinapred reported.
CNN was unable to determine whether the fires left injuries or deaths.
Borek said In your social network account Government forces were deployed to control the fires. He also reported that he had ordered Interior Minister Carolina Toha to convene a meeting of the Committee on Risk and Disaster Management (COGRID) on Saturday at 12:30 am (local time).
Burek called on citizens to adhere to the authorities’ instructions and avoid exposing themselves to danger.
Editor's note: This article has been updated with additional information.
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