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Second forest fire in three weeks at UPR Botanical Garden triggers evacuations

Second forest fire in three weeks at UPR Botanical Garden prompts evacuations in Villa Nevarez.

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A forest fire broke out at the UPR Botanical Garden in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, for the second time in three weeks, with firefighters working to extinguish it. [1] Municipal agents from San Juan told NotiCel that they began evacuation orders for Villa Nevarez residents whose homes border the UPR Botanical Garden. [2] The Negociado de Bomberos said via social media that firefighters, along with San Juan's OMME and police, continue working to extinguish the forest fire at the UPR Botanical Garden. [3] The fire occurred in the same area where a previous forest fire was registered on August 21, 2026, which took approximately eight hours to extinguish. [4] The new fire occurred just 11 days after a previous fire at the same location that consumed about 20 cuerdas of land. [5]
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  1. A forest fire broke out at the UPR Botanical Garden in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, for the second time in three weeks, with firefighters working to extinguish it. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  2. Municipal agents from San Juan told NotiCel that they began evacuation orders for Villa Nevarez residents whose homes border the UPR Botanical Garden. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  3. The Negociado de Bomberos said via social media that firefighters, along with San Juan's OMME and police, continue working to extinguish the forest fire at the UPR Botanical Garden. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  4. The fire occurred in the same area where a previous forest fire was registered on August 21, 2026, which took approximately eight hours to extinguish. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  5. The new fire occurred just 11 days after a previous fire at the same location that consumed about 20 cuerdas of land. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
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