Overview
- Investigators reported traces of fuel at the Puerto Patriada ignition site, reinforcing the hypothesis of deliberate starts.
- The governor said prosecutors have sufficient evidence to pursue cases and pledged exemplary sanctions for those responsible.
- Authorities count roughly 3,000 to 3,500 hectares burned, with thousands evacuated and at least ten homes destroyed near Epuyén.
- Two principal fronts remain: one near El Hoyo and Puerto Patriada under investigation, and another in Los Alerces attributed to lightning.
- More than 200 firefighters and volunteers are on the lines with air support, including a Boeing 737 Fireliner and water bombers arriving from Chile, as Route 40 faces intermittent closures and no fatalities are reported.