"We have never seen anything on this scale, never in the history of Chile," President Michelle Bachelet, who has declared a state of emergency, said earlier this week. "The truth is that the forces are doing everything humanly possible and will continue until they can contain and control the fires." Men work to put out a raging fire in Constitucion, about 220 miles south of Santiago, the capital. Dos BRIFEs del Destacamento "Aysén" combaten el fuego en el sector de Vilumanque, Región del Biobío. pic.twitter.com/ho8AsFYcVV — Ejército de Chile (@Ejercito_Chile) January 27, 2017Bachelet said she planned to meet with the intelligence heads of police and armed forces to discuss the investigation into the cause.

Source: CNN January 27, 2017 21:07 UTC