Perilous Times and Climate Change
Inferno: Massive forest fire rages out of control near Brazil's capital
by Staff Writers
Brasilia (AFP) Sept 19, 2010
A massive forest fire was burning out of control Sunday across a big
swath of national park very near Brazil's capital Brasilia, management
of the park told AFP.
More than 140 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was suspected
to have been deliberately started in the dry brushland of the park,
popularly known as Agua Mineral.
Park management said no one had been hurt in the fire and no private
property was at risk so far.
The 30,000-hectare (74,000-acre) park is located just northwest of the
capital, a couple of kilometers (miles) from the nearest city suburb,
and around 12 kilometers (eight miles) from the government's main
ministry buildings.