News of fire

Solar eclipse to create rare 'ring of fire' over South America

02-10-2024 11:34 South American and other Southern Hemisphere countries will bear witness to an annual solar eclipse that will create a rare “ring of fire”.

Environment & Wildlife

Forest fires in Córdoba worsen, prompting evacuation of residents

20-09-2024 15:37 Forest fires in the province of Córdoba worsened Friday as two large outbreaks forced the pre-emptive evacuation of local residents.

ENVIRONMENT

Firefighters battle flames in Córdoba, 7,000 hectares affected

03-09-2024 15:06 Planes, helicopters and more than 200 firefighters have been deployed to quench the blaze, which started in the Calamuchita Valley, local authorities said Tuesday.

FOREST FIRES

Fire continues to advance on native Patagonian forests in south

06-02-2024 17:49 Some 6,000 hectares of native forest have been consumed by runaway outbreaks in Chubut, Patagonia, while firefighters are battling another blaze at a major nature reserve in the neighbouring province of Río Negro.

ENVIRONMENT

Fire destroys more than 3,000 hectares of native forest in Patagonia

04-02-2024 09:01 More than 3,000 hectares of native forest in Patagonia, including a large area of Los Alerces National Park, destroyed since fire started on January 25 for reasons still under investigation.

FOREST FIRE

Los Alerces National Park: Fire burns 2,300 hectares amid heat alert

01-02-2024 15:45 Firefighters still suppressing flames ravaging Patagonian national park; Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres alleges blaze was started by RAM Mapuche indigenous group.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Chubut governor: Fire in Los Alerces National Park caused by arson

29-01-2024 10:17 Firefighters continue to battle flames that are ravaging Los Alerces National Park; Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres alleges blaze was started by RAM Mapuche indigenous group.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Firefighters battle 'out of control' blaze in Los Alerces National Park

27-01-2024 20:01 Firefighters battling an "out of control" blaze in Los Alerces National Park, struggling to keep it from reaching Esquel and Trevelin.

MILEI'S MEASURES

Government publishes decree dismissing around 7,000 state workers

26-12-2023 12:46 Government puts damper on the festive celebrations of around 7,000 state workers with decree confirming their dismissal.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Woman killed following fire, explosion at building in Buenos Aires

12-12-2023 15:09 One woman reported dead after explosion at building located next to Labour Secretariat offices in Buenos Aires; 42 people receive treatment as firefighters battle to extinguish flames.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Residents evacuated in Córdoba as raging fire destroys homes

11-10-2023 14:26 At least 30 people evacuated between Monday night and Tuesday morning as fierce fires raged close to cities in Córdoba.

CRIME & SECURITY

Palmero blaze leads firefighters to arsenal of Montoneros weapons

15-09-2023 06:45 Firefighters uncover at least 90 weapons – including rifles, firearms, grenades and mortar shells, some of which bear Montoneros markings – at a flat in Palermo after extinguishing a blaze.

FOOD & DRINK

Francis Mallmann, Argentina’s ‘King of Fire,’ on finding his own style

19-05-2023 08:05 Legendary chef Francis Mallmann – a lover of nature, fire, Patagonia and potatoes – on going back to his roots and finding his own language in the kitchen.

ENVIRONMENT

Buenos Aires hit by smoke and burning smell due to Uruguayan fire

24-04-2023 18:11 Buenos Aires and its suburbs were engulfed in a blanket of smoke and the smell of burning on Monday due to a fire in neighbouring Uruguay.

WILDFIRES

Death toll in Chile forest fires rises to 24

06-02-2023 09:54 At least 24 people have died and 979 injured in hundreds of forest fires whipped up amid a blistering heat wave in south central Chile, a senior government official said Saturday night.