Chile's fire department said on February 7 that widespread forest fires that had been raging in the central region for days had been extinguished. **The cause is still under investigation and arson cannot be ruled out. The current round of fires occurred in the Valparaiso region, Chile in August 2010The worst disaster since the level 8 big **.
This is a residential area that was partially damaged in the fire in the municipality of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, photographed on February 8. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.
This is a residential area that was partially damaged in the fire in the municipality of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, photographed on February 8. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.
This is a residential area that was partially damaged in the fire in the municipality of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, photographed on February 8. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.
A man cleans the rubble of a house destroyed in a fire in the municipality of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, on February 8. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.
A man cleans the rubble of a house destroyed in a fire in the municipality of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, on February 8. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.
A man cleans the rubble of a house destroyed in a fire in the municipality of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, on February 8. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.
A man cleans the rubble of a house destroyed in a fire in the municipality of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, on February 8. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.
A man cleans the rubble of a house destroyed in a fire in the municipality of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, on February 8. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.
A woman walks past the rubble of a burned house in the city of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, on 8 February. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.
A man inspects the rubble of a house destroyed in a fire in the municipality of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region of Chile, on February 8. Xinhua News Agency, AFP.