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CHILE-VALPARAISO - DEVASTATING FIRE
- WOMEN SEE HOMES, LIVES, AFLAME
April
14, 2914 - Firefighters battled deadly forest fires in Valparaiso, Chile for a
second night after coastal winds whipped up the flames again. At least 12
people were killed and 500 injured as the blaze swept through the hills above
the city, destroying 2,000 homes and forcing 10,000 people to flee. The blaze
began in a forested ravine next to poverty housing on one of Valparaiso's
42 hilltops, and spread rapidly. Hot ash rained down over wooden houses and
narrow streets. Electricity failed as the fire grew, turning the night sky
orange and reducing suburbs on six hilltops to ashes.
A huge cloud of smoke from a forest fire engulfs Valparaiso in
Chile - Reuters
A family sits amid the ruins of their house in an area ravaged
by fire - AFP
