30-01-2017 23:01 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Sparks fly as culprit sought for Chile blazes

By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO (Reuters) - As Chilean authorities battle the historic blazes that have taken 11 lives, burned over 1,000 homes and wiped an entire town off the map, the theories about who may be to blame have spread as quickly as the wildfires themselves. The fires have consumed over 379,000 hectares (937,000 acres) in recent days, and cost Chile's forestry industry $350 million (£280 million) in losses. Forest fires are a regular feature of Chile's hot, arid summers, but a n
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