Overview
- Roughly 200–240 firefighters and brigadistas, supported by six water-bomber planes and up to three helicopters, continue coordinated air-and-ground operations in the national park.
- A sudden wind shift on Wednesday intensified fire behavior, forced personnel to pull back from a large active front in the south of the park, and prompted intermittent closures on Route 34 due to smoke.
- The park remains closed to visitors; authorities report about 20 vehicles damaged on the first day, no homes affected, and one ETAC agent injured by a water drop who is recovering.
- Officials say the fire began when a vehicle caught fire near the park; the case has been referred to federal authorities and peritajes are underway to determine cause and potential liability.
- Most of the burned area consists of high-altitude grasslands, with satellite monitoring (CONAE, Sentinel-2) tracking hotspots and burn scars as crews await expected Thursday rainfall to aid containment.