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Wildfire affects Lolol, Chile area; yellow alert lifted
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March 16, 2011
Original URL: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wildfire_affects_Lolol,_Chile_area;_yellow_alert_lifted



A wildfire affected eighteen hectares of scrubland, grassland and
eucalyptus in the Ranguili area of Lolol, Chile.

Due to strong winds and climatic conditions in the area, as well as the
imminent risk of it spreading to homes, the  (ONEMI) declared a red
alert for the commune on Sunday. It was then decreased to yellow alert,
until it was finally lifted on Tuesday, after the wildfire was
extinguished.

Both Chile's National Early Warning Centre, and the O'Higgins Region
ONEMI monitored the wildfire.

Lolol is a town located in the  of , in Chile. It is home to about 6,200
residents, and part of its urban center is considered a "Typical Zone"
by the .

==Sources==

* http://www.onemi.cl/html/noticias/noticia_2107.html?utm_source=onemi&utm_medium=chile 
* http://noticias.123.cl/noticias/20110314_c0f6d437f590837532d8cb8ffa9b9570.htm 
* http://www.onemi.cl/html/noticias/noticia_2104.html 



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