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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 11.
Published in final edited form as: Fire Saf J. 2018;100:10.1016/j.firesaf.2018.07.002. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2018.07.002

Table 2.

Some recent WUI fires in Chile and Argentina.

Location Country Year Casualties Losses 340
Quillón Chile 2012 2 dead 224 houses, 1 paper pulp
plant (> USD 160 million)
chubut Argentina 2012 - 7 houses
Valparaíso Chile 2013 - 280 houses
Valparaíso Chile 2014 - 20 houses 345
Valparaíso Chile 2014 15 dead
500 injured
2900 houses
(> USD 110 million)
Valparaíso Chile 2015 33 injured 2 houses
Chubut Argentina 2015 - 5 houses
Valparaíso Chile 2017 19 injured 140 houses 350
Central Chile Chile 2016–2017 11 dead 1020 houses
550,000 Ha burnt
Viña del Mar Chile 2017 - 16 houses