Forest Fire (3730 ha) in Chile 21 Mar 2025

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1023628
Countries: Chile
Start Date - Last detection*: 21 Mar 2025 - 24 Mar 2025
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 151 in the burned area
Burned area: 3730 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),