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Fire hits native vegetation reserve at Terra Santa farm in Mato Grosso
A fire reached native vegetation at Fazenda Iporanga, a farm owned by Terra Santa in Nova Maringá, Mato Grosso.
The affected area is a legal reserve, not land currently leased for farming.
The company linked the increased fire risk to dry conditions, the effects of El Niño and forecasts for below-average rain.
Terra Santa said it detected the fire through satellite monitoring and called in firefighters, a specialist team and equipment to help contain it.
It also arranged for drone mapping and firebreaks, strips cleared to slow the spread of flames.
The fire’s full extent and any damage are not yet known, and the company will assess them once the fire is stable.
Terra Santa said it will continue monitoring the situation and may make further notifications to authorities; the available information does not establish any direct effect on farm operations or finances.
A fire affected part of Fazenda Iporanga, a native vegetation reserve owned by Terra Santa Propriedades Agrícolas in Nova Maringá, Mato Grosso.
The affected reserve is not part of the land currently leased for agricultural production.
The company said it was monitoring the fire and would assess the burned area and possible impacts after the fire was stabilized.
A report said firefighters, a specialist team and machinery to create firebreaks were deployed to help contain the blaze.
Terra Santa cited dry conditions, El Niño effects and below-average rainfall forecasts as factors raising the fire risk.
- Who
- Terra Santa Propriedades Agrícolas owns the affected Fazenda Iporanga. Firefighters and a specialist team were involved in efforts to contain the fire.
- What
- A fire affected part of a legal reserve of native vegetation.
- When
- The company reported the fire on Friday, October 9. A report on its response was published on October 10.
- Where
- Fazenda Iporanga, in Nova Maringá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Why
- The company said dry conditions, El Niño effects and forecasts of below-average rainfall raised the risk of fires. The cause of this fire was not stated.
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Terra Santa reported that a fire had affected part of Fazenda Iporanga.
The company called in the Fire Department and a specialist team to help fight the flames.
The company provided a drone operator to map the affected area, requested operational support from the Nova Maringá city government and hired machinery to open firebreaks.
Terra Santa said it would assess the affected area, possible impacts and whether further notifications to authorities were needed.
- Property
- Fazenda Iporanga
- Municipality and state
- Nova Maringá, Mato Grosso
- Affected land
- Legal reserve of native vegetation, not currently leased for agriculture
- Company
- Terra Santa Propriedades Agrícolas
- Response measures
- Fire Department, specialist team, drone mapping, city support and firebreaks
- Evaluation
- Damage and impacts to be assessed after the fire is stabilized
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