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Forest fires are a regular feature of Chile's hot, arid summers, but a nearly decade-long drought combined with historically high temperatures have created tinder-like conditions in the nation's central regions.
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Residents escape with their things from a consuming house amid an out of control fire in Vina del Mar, Chile. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Residents work to keep an out of control fire from spreading to their homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
An air ship makes a water drop to keep an out of control fire from spreading to homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Residents work to keep an out of control fire from spreading to their homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Residents work to keep an out of control fire from spreading to their homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Residents work to keep a rapidly spreading fire from spreading to their homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Residents work to keep a rapidly spreading fire from spreading to their homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Residents work to keep an out of control fire from spreading to their homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
A helicopter makes a water drop to keep an out of control fire from spreading to homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Residents work to keep a rapidly spreading fire from spreading to their homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
A occupant attempts to keep a fierce blaze from spreading to her home in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
A firefighter and an occupant are seen strolling in a region that was singed at a slope after a rapidly spreading fire in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
A occupant takes a gander at an out of control fire in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
A inhabitant takes a gander at a fierce blaze in Vina del Mar.
A helicopter makes a water drop to keep a fierce blaze from spreading to homes in Vina del Mar. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido