The fire begun on Friday July 2, 2021 around 22:00 local time.
[1] Radio Cooperativa reported in the night of July 2, 2021 that the fire could be observed 80 km (50 mi) away in the town of Cochrane.
[4] An investigation found out that the fire started when strong winds (120 km/h) caused the chimney flue of a stove to collapse.
[4] This happened in a centre for Darwin's rhea reproduction.
[4] Two rheas suffered injuries as a result of the fire.