The fire that started in La Patriada spread in all directions. It was as if we had fire everywhere. It was a sea of fire that was destroying everything in its path. In this context, Cañío emphatically denied the statements of Governor Ignacio Torres, who spoke of two fire outbreaks and limited damage. At one point, the smoke suffocated us, and we heard things cracking and collapsing all around. In an interview with the Prosa Urgente media outlet, Cañío described with raw detail the advance of the fire and the devastating impact it had on their lives and territory. 'Yesterday the fire took everything. We are a large number of people affected'. It was a monster that was passing through everything, she recounted. According to her, the fire completely surrounded them: 'It trapped us, we had no way out. We were in constant danger,' she affirmed. The neighbor emphasized that this is not an isolated case: 'It wasn't just two foci, it wasn't just one affected family. We share the interview conducted by the Prosa Urgente media outlet. Marilín Cañío is going through a critical situation with her partner Enrique Pablaza and her family due to the fires ravaging the area of El Pedregoso, between Epuyén and El Hoyo, in the Chubut mountain range. She denounces state abandonment and assures that many families are affected. Her words reveal an extended emergency situation and the lack of state response to the advance of the fire, which continues to put entire communities of the Andean region at risk. Marilín Cañío, a resident of El Pedregoso, between Epuyén and El Hoyo, recounts the uncontrolled advance of fires in the area and denies the statements of the governor of Chubut.
