00:00An intense fire has consumed 40 hectares of Cerro San Marcos, which can be seen from the
00:05central square of Villa de Leiva, generating alarm among rural and urban inhabitants.
00:10As of Saturday night, September 19, the flames remained active, and according to what he said
00:16The governor of Boyacá, Carlos Amaya, departed from 6 a.m. on Sunday.
00:20Bogotá has deployed a helicopter to help control the fire. Additionally, this has been happening since the morning.
00:25A unified command post and departmental council are being held this Sunday.
00:30risk management in the municipality, in which the mayor's office of Villa de Leiva participates,
00:35Authorities and the Boyacá disaster risk management unit. The mayor's office declared
00:39The urgency is clear and a red alert has been issued. President Abelardo de las Priella also stated this.
00:44She spoke out through her X account. Villa de Leiva is not alone, we will provide
00:49of all the State's capabilities to combat this fire and protect its inhabitants, its
00:55heritage and its natural wealth, he wrote. According to Interior Minister Rodrigo
01:00Lara, in addition to the helicopter announced by Governor Amaya, the mayor of Bogotá,
01:04Carlos Fernando Galán will send a team of firefighters from Bogotá to join the
01:09Teams from Tunja and Boyacá to reinforce the defense.
01:12According to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, preliminary information
01:17The evidence they had indicated that the fire had been deliberately set. The competent authorities
01:22They are carrying out the necessary checks. This is due to the emergency caused by the fire.
01:27The forest fire that is still active has forced the evacuation of hotels in the area.
01:31As of Saturday, there were 18 active fires in seven departments of Colombia. In addition to
01:36Boyacá, the other most affected are Tolima, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca, Cauca,
01:42Huila and Nariño.
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