Fire in Argentina UNESCO park caused by arson
3 years agoA picture released by Telam news agency shows tourists looking at a plume of smoke from a forest fire at Los Alerces National Park in Chubut province, Argentina, on January 28, 2024. - Firefighters are battling a forest fire in Los Alerces National Park in Argentina's Patagonia that has already devastated almost 600 hectares in the midst of high summer temperatures, the official Télam news agency reported. (Photo by MARTIN LEVICOY / TELAM / AFP) / Argentina OUT / ARGENTINA OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TELAM - MARTIN LEVICOY" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TELAM - Martin Levicoy" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS /
A fire that destroyed around 600 hectares of a national park in Argentina was the result of arson, an official said Sunday.