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A helicopter works to extinguish a forest fire in Vina del Mar ...
Feb 27th, 2012
(Reuters) - A helicopter works to extinguish a forest fire in Vina del Mar city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago, February 26, 2012. Several houses have been burned due to multiple fires near Vina del Mar, but there have been no reported cases of death, according to local media. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez (CHILE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) -
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