IN PICS: Forest Fire Rips Through Central Chile, Causing Widespread Damage

Houses burn due to a forest fire during night time in Valparaiso, Chile. (Photo: Getty)

Firefighters work on extinguishing the fire that broke out in Valparaiso, Chile. (Photo: Getty)

Residents are being evacuated by the help of military personnel after a fire broke out in Valparaiso, Chile. A health alert was put in place in Valparaiso by the health ministry. (Photo: Getty)

A helicopter intervenes in houses to prevent forest fire from destroying houses in Quilpue, Chile. (Photo: Getty)

A member of the rescue team evacuates a dog in a forest fire affected area in Quilpue, Chile. (Photo: Getty)

A view of damage as houses are destroyed after a forest fire that affected the hills of Vina del Mar, Chile. (Photo: Getty)

This forest fire is considered to be Chile's deadliest forest fire on record. (Photo: Getty)

A person walks past destroyed houses, as a result of a forest fire that left thousands of homes burned in the hills of Vina del Mar, Chile. (Photo: Getty)

People see a large column of smoke from a forest fire in Valparaiso, Chile. The Chilean government has urged people not to travel to the areas hit by the fires. (Photo: Getty)