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SANTIAGO, Dec 25 — A fire in a poor neighbourhood of the coastal Chilean city of Valparaíso destroyed dozens of houses yesterday and firefighters struggled to control the blaze, authorities said.
Inhabitants fled their homes in the middle of Christmas Eve festivities, some losing all their belongings and even pets, a Reuters witness said.
“The entire Valparaíso Fire Department with support from neighboring units is deployed. The fire has consumed about 50 homes,” firefighters said on Twitter. Two nearby neighborhoods were being evacuated, they said.
The blaze, fed by high Southern Hemisphere summer temperatures and strong winds, started in a forested area and spread to the city, firefighters said.
Valparaiso, known for its colourful wood-frame houses, is popular among tourists in the South American country. — Reuters
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