Overall Green Forest fire in Chile from 14 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 20 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7322 ha) in Chile 14 Jan 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1027037
Countries:	Chile
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Jan 2026 - 20 Jan 2026
Duration (days):	6
People affected:	544 in the burned area
Burned area:	7322 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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19 Jan 04:01 19 Jan 08:02 19 Jan 16:03 19 Jan 20:03 20 Jan 04:02 20 Jan 08:02 20 Jan 20:05 29 Jan 21:00

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	380	6082	19 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	442	6137	19 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
3	0.5	506	6911	19 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
4	0.5	506	6913	19 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS
5	0.5	540	7208	20 Jan 2026 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	544	7242	20 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
7	0.5	544	7316	20 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS
8	0.5	544	7322	29 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Chile , Region of Bio-Bio (population 1,789,433) . The nearest places are Concepción, Chillán, Talcahuano, San Carlos, Coronel, Cauquenes, Lota, and Los Ángeles.

Radius	Population
10 km	12000 people
5 km	5400 people
2 km	2000 people
1 km	1200 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bio-Bio	Chile	1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chillán	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	160000 people	44 km
Concepción	Bio-Bio	Chile	Major city	210000 people	50 km
Talcahuano	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	250000 people	51 km
San Carlos	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	31000 people	60 km
Coronel	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	91000 people	71 km
Cauquenes	Maule	Chile	City	31000 people	72 km
Lota	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	49000 people	76 km
Los Ángeles	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	160000 people	101 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Carriel Sur International	CCP	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	47 km
General Bernardo O Higgins	YAI	148	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5400	50 km
Siberia		220				0	82 km
La Playa		8				0	90 km
Los Angeles	LSQ	114	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5500	93 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Tome	CLTOM	Chile	33 km
Lirquen	CLLQN	Chile	37 km
Talcahuano	CLTAL	Chile	46 km
Talca	CLTLX	Chile	47 km
San Vicente	CLSVE	Chile	51 km
Coronel	CLCNL	Chile	71 km
Lota	CLLTA	Chile	77 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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