Argentina wildfire: One detained for starting fire, alleges campfire lost control | Oneindia News
Argentina wildfire: One detained for starting fire, alleges campfire lost control | Oneindia News

Dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes in Argentina’s central Cordoba province as wildfires raged amid an intense heatwave.

Images and video from the area on Tuesday showed massive flames in hills surrounding populated areas as firefighters worked to combat the flames that had reached some homes in the region.

It was not immediately clear how many homes had been affected.

The provincial government said that a total of 960 firefighters were working to combat the wildfires with eight firefighting planes and two helicopters.

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