Overview
- Prosecutor Carlos Díaz Mayer leads the investigation, which identified the ignition point and evidence of gasoline used to start the blaze in Puerto Patriada.
- The provincial government posted a 50 million peso reward for information, announced alongside Interior Minister Diego Santilli in El Hoyo.
- Roughly 1,800–2,000 hectares have burned and local officials report about ten homes destroyed, with evacuations focused on tourists and at-risk residents.
- More than 180 firefighters and over 100 logistics staff are deployed with five water-bombing aircraft and a helicopter, reinforced by crews and assets from several provinces and the national fire service.
- Authorities report security concerns in the area, citing a threatening call to a brigade and the discovery of grenades in Epuyén as the inquiry advances.