Overall Green Forest fire in Chile from 18 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 23 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6292 ha) in Chile 18 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 1027042
Countries:	Chile
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Jan 2026 - 23 Jan 2026
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	768 in the burned area
Burned area:	6292 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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19 Jan 16:00 19 Jan 20:00 20 Jan 08:00 21 Jan 20:00 23 Jan 08:01 02 Feb 20:14

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	656	5923	19 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
2	0.5	656	5962	19 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS
3	0.5	684	6283	20 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
4	0.5	768	6292	21 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS
5	0.5	768	6292	23 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
6	0.5	768	6292	02 Feb 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, Los Ángeles, Lota, Angol, Mulchén, Coronel, Curanilahue, Collipulli, Talcahuano, Chillán, and Victoria.

Radius	Population
10 km	34000 people
5 km	8300 people
2 km	3800 people
1 km	2400 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
Los Ángeles	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	160000 people	29 km
Lota	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	49000 people	53 km
Angol	Araucanía	Chile	City	45000 people	53 km
Mulchén	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	28000 people	56 km
Coronel	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	91000 people	57 km
Concepción	Bio-Bio	Chile	Major city	210000 people	66 km
Curanilahue	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	30000 people	66 km
Collipulli	Araucanía	Chile	City	16000 people	73 km
Talcahuano	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	250000 people	78 km
Chillán	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	160000 people	92 km
Traiguén	Araucanía	Chile	City	19000 people	103 km
Victoria	Araucanía	Chile	City	24000 people	105 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
Los Angeles	LSQ	114	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5500	20 km
Siberia		220				0	52 km
La Playa		8				0	54 km
Carriel Sur International	CCP	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	72 km
General Bernardo O Higgins	YAI	148	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5400	97 km
Victoria	ZIC	350	Civ.	Paved	No	3400	106 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lota	CLLTA	Chile	53 km
Coronel	CLCNL	Chile	57 km
Lirquen	CLLQN	Chile	75 km
San Vicente	CLSVE	Chile	79 km
Talca	CLTLX	Chile	81 km
Talcahuano	CLTAL	Chile	82 km
Tome	CLTOM	Chile	83 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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