Chilean wildfires spread overnight, burning up hundreds of homes

Chile is a beautiful country.

They've had huge fires before, even one in the Torres del Paines national park that destroyed 15000 hectars in 2005 ( camping stove was knocked over) and in 2011, 11000 hectars (burning toilet paper in a waste hole). Since 2011, no fires have been allowed in the park except in specific, park approved, equipment .... which is usually inside a hut.

I'm not a fire expert, but controlled burns to remove underbrush seems to be the best management technique.