150px, Location of Araucanía Region. The 2022 Araucanías wildfires are a series of wildfires in the Chilean region of Araucanía. By February 26 57,000 ha had been burnt by fires. The commune of Traiguén and

China Muerta National Reserve China Muerta National Reserve is a national reserve of Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying ...

were on February 26 the places were most resources being used to fight fires. By February 25 180 haa had been consumed in China Muerta and the fire had not yet reached Conguillío National Park. According to Aída Baldini, manager of the wildfire division of the

National Forest Corporation The National Forest Corporation or CONAF (Corporación Nacional Forestal) is a Chilean private, non-profit organization, through which the Chilean state contributes to the development and sustainable management of the country's forest resources. C ...

, many fires in Araucanía are intentional given that firefighters are often hindered to approach the fires. This hindrance is in some cases a large tree that has been felled over a road, or by firefighting personnel being threatened at gunpoint.

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