The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) reports that the fire in the landfill of the Authority for Sustainable Management of the Basin and Lake Amatitlán (AMSA) is 50 % controlled and 35 % liquidatedafter starting Sunday 16.
The authorities continue to fight the flames this Monday, March 17 with Wet earth and inert material.
Conred works to prevent fire from expanding to the forested area of The Pericas.
The departmental municipal firefighters, the Municipal Fire Department, the Volunteer Firefighters, the Guatemala Army, the Municipality of Villa Nueva and the Amsa and the Conred authorities develop actions to quell the incident.
The Guatemalan Red Cross paramedics They attend To the lifeguards who need it.
09.20
Coordinate resources and actions to turn off the fire
Conred system institutions continue working to completely control and liquidate the fire in the AMSA landfill.
#Guatemala Implementing the incident command system, Conred system institutions continue with the coordination of resources and actions to control and liquidate fire registered in the AMSA landfill.
Information: Antonio Benítez, field technician. pic.twitter.com/ysdtjdvdco
– Conred (@conedguatemala) March 17, 2025
07.45
Executive Secretariat of Conred gives recommendations
Claudinne Ogaldes suggests using a mask, driving with the glass up, closing doors and windows, and not doing outdoor activities.
07.15
Air quality improves
The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) reports that on March 16 the air quality was harmful to health, but from 22.00 it began to reduce pollution.
Insivumeh states that air is acceptable on Monday. He also explains that changes in the direction and wind speed could influence the dispersion and concentration of pollutants in the air in the next few hours.
Special Bulletin Air Quality Index (2nd Update)
March 17, 2025 (06:50)
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(2/2)#Somosinsivumeh #EblodignoEsPrimero #CIV pic.twitter.com/q71U3F6OZ5– Insivumeh (@insivumehgt) March 17, 2025
06.00
Fire smoke affects visibility on the Pacific route
The Municipal Traffic Police of Villa Nueva explains that due to the fire in the kilometer 22 of the Route to the Pacific, the educational activities in Villa Nueva, San Miguel Petapa, Amatitlán, Villa Canales and the Capital were suspended.
In Escuintla the classes were also suspended.
Now the report of #Transitovn of 06:10 hours on 03/17/2025. pic.twitter.com/if0hjstjka
– Transito Villa Nueva (@pmt_villanueva) March 17, 2025