On the night of Sunday, 2 July 2017, a forest fire affected a dry forest located near the Isabel de Torres road in Montecristi. The fire started in a garbage dump, to the north of Montecristi. Fire brigades from the Ministry of the Environment were deployed to control the blaze.
Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito, explained that the smoke affected many resident in Montecristi including the areas of Francisco Javier, Guatapanal, Las Flores, among others. He said that the fire was now under control, but that without hard work it could have affected the town and especially all of the wooden houses.
Dominguez Brito went on to say that he would be travelling to Montecristi on Monday, 3 July, to check on the situation and also visit Laguna de Saladillo, where there have been complaints from farmers following several robberies in recent weeks.
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El Nacional
4 July 2017
