Overall Green Forest fire in Chile from 30 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC to 10 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7158 ha) in Chile 30 Mar 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 1028232
Countries:	Chile
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Mar 2026 - 10 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	855 in the burned area
Burned area:	7158 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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08 Apr 11:06 10 Apr 19:08 14 Apr 19:16

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	596	5733	08 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
2	0.5	751	6769	10 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	855	7158	14 Apr 2026 18:00	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 Chillán, San Carlos, Los Ángeles, and Mulchén.

Radius	Population
10 km	12000 people
5 km	4100 people
2 km	2400 people
1 km	1700 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	45 km
San Carlos	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	31000 people	61 km
Los Ángeles	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	160000 people	68 km
Mulchén	Bio-Bio	Chile	City	28000 people	89 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
Siberia		220				0	27 km
General Bernardo O Higgins	YAI	148	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5400	45 km
Los Angeles	LSQ	114	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5500	67 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Bullileo	Bullileo	1949	87 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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