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Overview
- Authorities report about 50,000 people have been evacuated, a sharp rise from initial estimates of roughly 20,000.
- Penco and Lirquén near Concepción are among the hardest-hit areas, with images showing homes and vehicles consumed by fire.
- Fire crews are battling roughly two dozen active blazes nationwide, with a concentration of incidents in Ñuble and Biobío.
- CONAF and Senapred say nearly 8,500 hectares have burned and at least 250 homes have been destroyed in the two regions.
- High temperatures and strong winds are accelerating the spread and complicating containment as government resources are fully mobilized.