23:12 –
| Mayor Ripamonti: Do not lose control, evacuate calmly #CooperativaContigo
22:45 –
| The Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, will lead a meeting at Onemi for the fire in Viña del Mar #CooperativaContigo
22:43 –
| Luis Correa, regional director of Conaf Valparaíso: We do not have injured brigade members at the moment #CooperativaContigo
22:38 –
| Luis Correa, regional director of Conaf Valparaíso: The wind is the most complicating factor, we have had gusts of 40 and 50 kilometers per hour #CooperativaContigo
22:36 –
| Luis Correa, Conaf Valparaíso regional director: Helicopters can no longer fly, but the ground brigades continue to work, we have about 150 people #CooperativaContigo
22:35 –
| Luis Correa, regional director of Conaf Valparaíso: The fire is approaching the Quinta Vergara sector (…) in the upper part it is already under control #CooperativaContigo
22:33 –
| Municipality of Viña del Mar corrects: The former O’Higgins Hotel is not used as a hostel and will soon announce the enabled locations #CooperativaContigo
22:30 –
| More than 400 firefighters are working to control the emergency: Volunteers from Santiago, Ñuñoa, Talagante, Melipilla and Quinta Normal support their peers from the Valparaíso Region
22:30 –
| Commander Patricio Brito: It is not a show gentlemen; are houses that are burning
22:30 –
| Commander Patricio Brito: Unfortunately, houses have been burned because people stop their vehicles in the middle of the street and do not let the firefighters work #CooperativaContigo
22:29 –
| Commander Patricio Brito: The situation is critical and the wind is quite strong #CooperativaContigo
22:28 –
| Commander Patricio Brito: I want to call on all the people who are assisting the emergency not to do so and let the firefighters work #CooperativaContigo
22:23 –
| The commander of the Viña del Mar Fire Department reported that “approximately 200 houses are burning”
22:16 –
| The Jonathan Araya Sports Complex and the Guillermo Rivera and Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna high schools were also set up as #CooperativaContigo hostels
22:03 –
| Santiago firefighters come out in support to control the fire in Viña del Mar #CooperativaContigo
21:55 –
| Forest fire in Viña del Mar: Carabineros maintain diversions and traffic cuts in Agua Santa and on the Las Palmas Route #CooperativaContigo
Attention! %uD83D%uDEA8 Product of the fire that affects the upper part of #ViñadelMar Detours and traffic cuts are maintained in Agua Santa and the Las Palmas route to facilitate the evacuation of people and the access of emergency vehicles. Prefer alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/Ggi9H41Nju
— Carabineros Region of Valparaíso (@CarabValparaiso) December 23, 2022
21:54 –
| Conaf reports that the fire in Viña consumes 80 hectares: “It remains active with rapid spread, high intensity and the spread of sparks” #CooperativaContigo
21:53 –
| The regional director of Conaf confirmed that there are “a large number” of homes destroyed by fire