Hundreds were displaced after the blaze destroyed more than 100 homes
A fire has swept through a poor neighborhood in the city of Iquique, in the north of Chile. Some 300 people were affected by the blaze, according to local news, but there were no reports of fatalities or injuries.
On Monday, a fire devastated a neighborhood in Iquique, northern Chile. More than 100 wooden houses have been destroyed, leaving its residents, many of whom are illegal migrants, without a home.
Black smoke could be seen rising from the slum, called Laguna Verde, which is situated on the slopes of a hill.
Television footage showed residents getting dangerously close to the blaze, reportedly in an effort to salvage possessions from the fire.
ALERT 🚨 At least 15 people were injured after a fire burned more than 40 homes in a settlement in the Laguna Verde sector of Iquique, Chile. pic.twitter.com/DvSsvM5vM1
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