The mountains of the north of Córdoba suffer the largest fire in the last 12 years, as reported this Sunday night to Chain 3 by the director of Civil Defense of the Province, Diego Concha.
The flames began on Friday in Copacabana, in the department Ischilín, and they moved this Sunday towards the Punilla Valley, at an uncontrollable rate for firefighters.
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The most affected area in Punilla is the one near National Route 38, between the cities of Capilla del Monte and Cruz del Eje, according to what was specified by Concha.
In that place, vehicular traffic is cut off and about 150 people had to be evacuated from the aforementioned road to the east.
Although there are houses damaged, some partially and others totally, there have been no injuries so far.
“Fortunately, at no time has the fire crossed Route 38. It is a very important fire. We have 170 firefighters between the Ischilín and Punilla side. People were able to evacuate in time in the area of Route 17 towards Ongamira and Los Terrones, ”said Concha.
“There are some houses with partial and total destruction. But all the houses, from the junction of Route 17 to Capilla del Monte, were saved. There was damage to seven properties, in the area that runs from the crossing of Route 38 to 17. Fortunately, we have no injuries. Since 2008 there has not been a fire like this in the province”, He added.
The flames, uncontrolled in the Sugar Loaf.
Another important source of fire is registered in the area of the hill Bread of sugar, in Cosquin, in which nine fire stations work.
In that place, the troops managed to contain a flank that was heading towards Villa Allende, but the authorities fear that during the night it would become an interface fire, so they ordered the presence of fire trucks and crews to protect the homes.
On the other hand, tThere were also two other outbreaks this Sunday in Despeñaderos and Bell Ville, which were controlled by firefighters.
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After a meeting with firefighters and Police, the Minister of Security of Córdoba, Alfonso Mosquera, said to Chain 3 that “they are working piecemeal.”
“There are houses completely burned and some partially”confirmed.
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By the lights of fire, Route 38 remains disabled on the Capilla del Monte and Cruz del Eje route due to poor visibility, and there are evacuees, according to Concha.
In addition, he specified that in total there are 170 firefighters in the area and that the smoke also “affected the work of the hydrant planes.”
“It is the same fire that comes from Copacabana. It is a fire that is totally uncontrolled and explosive“, he assured in relation to the meteorological conditions that favor the fire.
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Two hydrant planes of the Nation worked on Saturday, plus a lookout plane, which operated from the Deán Funes runway and which resumed tasks this Sunday. “We have had six aircraft working simultaneously,” he explained.
Concha warned that “there is another sector of the population that does not take the wind into account and creates buttresses that lose control and put the lives and property of the people in the region as well as the acting personnel at risk.”
“To enter the firing line to work, you have to have extensive knowledge of the weather conditions and have equipment and security,” he explained.
He assured that, according to the conditions and the forecast, “several more days of work are foreseen, very difficult and very complicated days.” Relief could come with the entry into the province of a wet front during the week, he said.
In line with what was tweeted by Governor Juan Schiaretti, Mosquera said that the lives of firefighters and neighbors will be preserved “first and foremost.”
In turn, Mosquera indicated that he is in communication with the authorities of the affected municipalities. “There is not a certain number of evacuees,” he mentioned and explained that the pandemic affects the possibilities of providing shelter to those affected, although there are facilities available.
Report by Guillermo Panero, Agustina Vivanco, Fernando Barrionuevo and Tomás Villagra – Interviews with Guillermo Hemmerling and La Previa.
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