Forest fire in San Luis: more than 80 firefighters fight the fire

More than 80 firefighters work in San Luis to fight fires that affect areas between the city of El Volcán and Potrero de los Funes. The strong wind of today has fanned the flames and complicated the tasks.

"Unfortunately could be an intentional fire as we have done recently," said the province's security minister Diego González, regarding the causes of the fire. "Now the situation is under control and for the moment we have not had to evacuate anyone."

In dialogue with TN the Minister noted that the only drawback of firefighters was that strong winds prevented helicopters and planes from being used to collaborate in operations in the mountains. San Luis. However, he badured that for the next days "the prognosis is favorable" .

According to a statement from the Government of San Luis, the fire began in the area of ​​the San Miguel Arcángel monastery, near the Parroquia "Nuestra Señora de la Guardia" in El Volcán, to 13 Then the fire broke in two points: one was going towards the Cuesta del Gato and the other towards the Quebrada de los Cóndores

A few hours later, the volunteer firefighters d & # 39; El Volcán, in San Luis, arrived on the site. Estancia Grande and Potrero de los Funes, San Luis Solidario, and the police firefighters of the 4th barracks of Juana Koslay, 5th of Terrazas del Portezuelo and 2nd of La Punta.

"You must drive a lot of attention because there is a lot of smoke on the border between El Volcán and Potrero, like in the Cuesta del Gato and the Quebrada de los Cóndores", warned Darío Zabala, general director of the police Fire .

The place of the fire