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| Chile forest fire near Valparaiso sparks evacuations | Chile forest fire near Valparaiso sparks evacuations |
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| Chilean authorities have declared a state of emergency as a raging forest fire forced thousands of people to flee their homes. | Chilean authorities have declared a state of emergency as a raging forest fire forced thousands of people to flee their homes. |
| The fire is threatening the port cities of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. | The fire is threatening the port cities of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. |
| The interior ministry said about 4,500 people had already been evacuated and another 10,000 might need to be moved. | The interior ministry said about 4,500 people had already been evacuated and another 10,000 might need to be moved. |
| Valparaiso is still recovering from a forest fire last April that killed 15 people, injured more than 500 and destroyed nearly 3,000 homes. | Valparaiso is still recovering from a forest fire last April that killed 15 people, injured more than 500 and destroyed nearly 3,000 homes. |
| The fire began at an illegal garbage dump on Friday afternoon, officials said, and spread quickly fanned by strong winds. | The fire began at an illegal garbage dump on Friday afternoon, officials said, and spread quickly fanned by strong winds. |
| By late Friday, Chile's Emergency Office estimated that about 300 hectares (740 acres) had been affected. | By late Friday, Chile's Emergency Office estimated that about 300 hectares (740 acres) had been affected. |
| Emergency crews battled through the night to keep the flames from reaching residential districts in Valparaiso. | Emergency crews battled through the night to keep the flames from reaching residential districts in Valparaiso. |
| Three firefighters have been injured so far and a 67-year-old woman died of cardio-respiratory causes, the interior ministry said. | Three firefighters have been injured so far and a 67-year-old woman died of cardio-respiratory causes, the interior ministry said. |
| Valparaiso's poorest areas, often made up of little more than wooden huts, were worst hit by last year's devastating fire. | Valparaiso's poorest areas, often made up of little more than wooden huts, were worst hit by last year's devastating fire. |
| Entire neighbourhoods were razed and many of those who died were found in the burned-down homes they had refused to leave. | Entire neighbourhoods were razed and many of those who died were found in the burned-down homes they had refused to leave. |