A Massive Forest Fire broke out in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile

Jan 3, 2012, 19:48 IST

Environment & Ecology Current Affairs 2011. A massive forest fire broke out in Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile on 2 January 2012

Torres del Paine National Park: A forst fire broke out here. The national park is located in Chile.

A massive forest fire broke out in Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile on 2 January 2012.

Four of the six areas that caught fire were brought under control.  About 230,000 hectares of forest were affected. Chile is a nation located in southern hemisphere. This hemisphere experiences high temperature in November, December and January, which often causes forest fire.

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