He Arafo fire is “stabilized” after unleashing yesterday Saturday in the area under the Chivisaya viewpoint. If the weather conditions continue favorable, it is expected that it can be controlled during today, Sunday.
The president of the council, Rosa Davilahas reported this Sunday that the affected hectares have been reduced to 30, half of the initial estimate of 60 hectares made on Saturday.
As a precautionary measure, approximately 50 people and around 200 head of cattle were evacuated yesterday due to the fire.
In addition, the decision was made to preventively evacuate the area of Las Hermosas in Candelaria, Camino Las Tapias in Arafo and kilometer point 3 of the TF-523 highway.
From the beginning, various air and land resources of the Forestry Brigade (Brifor) were mobilized to combat the flames.
At this time, the extinction deployment is made up of 18 agents from the Brifor operation, who are working hard to achieve complete control of the fire.
