Chile arrests firefighter for starting second deadliest fire of the century

Firefighter, a 22-year-old man, is accused of starting fires in February in Valparaiso region that left 137 people dead.

The inferno was fuelled by winds and a heatwave that saw temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius. / Photo: AFP

Several fires broke out simultaneously on February 2 around the coastal city of Vina del Mar, 110 kilometres northwest of Chile's capital Santiago. "We are completely devastated by what happened, it is a totally isolated incident... we have served Valparaiso for more than 170 years and cannot allow such things," Vicente Maggiolo, commander of the 13th Fire Company of the city of Valparaiso, told reporters.

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