Joint task force battles tourist area  forest fire

Firefighters specialized in combating forest fires backed by  four units  of the National Aeronaval Service (Senan), a helicopter  with a Bambi bucket to douse flames  and of the Civil Protection Services (Sinaproc)  and Border Security staff assisted by local citizens, fought through most of Saturday, March 23 to control a blaze  on the Chorcha plateau in the province of Chiriqui.

The fire began at 6 am in an area difficult to access.

The Chorcha plateau, located in the border area of ​​the districts of Gualaca, David and San Lorenzo, is one of the main tourist attractions of Chiriqui.

Members of the joint task force worked on creating in which there are agents of the Senan and the National Border Service, work on an “artificial firewall” in the area of ​​the plateau, to preventing the fire from spreading. So far it is unknown how many hectares have been affected.