In addition, he assured that the conflagration that began in the town of Usme, which was quickly attacked by a helicopter from the Air Forceis also under control at this time.
“We can now give you some peace of mind about the emergency that occurred in recent days regarding the forest fires in Bogotá. This first stage of the forest fire risk season is over”, clarified the mayor.
However, he also emphasized the worrying environmental catastrophe that was born from this emergency, since the flames would have consumed around six hectares of the forests that form the vegetation of the hills of the capital.
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It should be noted that, a few days ago, Galán also confirmed that the fires that occurred throughout the capital were caused by humans. The conflagration of Quebrada la Vieja, as explained by the mayor, would have been caused by a bonfire, while the flames of Cerro del Cable were born as a result of a bottle.
It should be noted that in the work of fighting the flames, the work of the four helicopters stands out, two from the Air Force, one from the Police and one private, since They carried out nearly 100 water discharges throughout the entire week.
Now, according to the Minister of the Environment, Susana Muhammad, there are still seven forest fires throughout the country and the ones that most threaten the ecosystem would be the one in the Páramo del Cocuy and the one that occurs in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.