Overview

• Strong Zonda winds fanned simultaneous grassland and hillside fires across Salta, including Villa Los Sauces, San Lorenzo and areas near Martín Miguel de Güemes airport.
• The municipality reported multiple sectors brought under control after afternoon and evening deployments by Protección Ciudadana, provincial firefighters and social services.
• In Maipú, Mendoza, a pastizal blaze that began around midnight spread to unoccupied cabañas, quinchos and an abandoned factory, causing significant damage with no injuries reported.
• Authorities in Maipú opened an investigation to determine the origin of the fire as firefighters kept a guard over hot spots through the early morning.
• The National Fire Management Service maintained a high-risk alert for Metán, Rosario de la Frontera and Anta, with localized water cuts and neighbor bucket brigades underscoring community vulnerability.