The 2022 Tierra del Fuego wildfire was a fire that affected the Chilean commune of Timaukel in the west of Tierra del Fuego Island in southernmost South America.
The fire was discovered on January 20 but since no flames could be found it was reportedly believed that it was already extinguished.
[1] It began in land owned by the forestry company Forestal Russfin.
[2] The same day personnel from National Forest Corporation (Conaf) declared that the wildfire had been contained but that a reemergence was possible.
[3] Aída Baldini, manager of the wildfire division of the National Forest Corporation, declared in late February that peatlands had largely escaped the fire given that they were humid.