Chubut Fires: Authorities Confirm Arson

Torres confirmed that the Justice system already has sufficient evidence to confirm that the fires were intentionally set. In this scenario, the Province of Chubut announced that it will file as a complainant to ensure that those responsible face the maximum penalties. "We will go to the ends of the earth to ensure the culprits are held accountable by the law," the governor concluded, linking the disaster to a premeditated criminal act that put lives and protected natural resources at risk. Although he acknowledged that recent rainfall brought temporary relief to emergency teams, he emphasized that the fight against the fire is far from over. The head of state warned that the main fire front remains active and the housing situation is dire, with homes destroyed and families evacuated. The national government highlighted progress on Sunday in combating the forest fires affecting Chubut, although the province warns that the main focus is still out of control. In a joint deployment between the Nation and the Province, the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, provided an encouraging overview of the state of the fires ravaging Patagonia. According to the official's confirmation through his X social media account, the operation has completely extinguished 22 of the 32 fire fronts originally registered in Chubut territory. "Thanks to the heroic action of the 295 firefighters at the forefront of the fire fight, 22 of the 32 fires are completely extinguished," stated Adorni, who listed in an extensive message "the areas of Government that deployed all their resources for the fire fight." Despite the positive data released by the Chief of Staff's Office, the governor of Chubut, Ignacio 'Nacho' Torres, preferred to remain cautious. "There is no room for relaxation," he stated. One of the most critical points in the official report concerns the origin of the disaster.