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A vegetação local encontra-se seca, aumentando a vulnerabilidade a incêndios.
Um incêndio foi registrado na manhã deste domingo (18) no Monte do Galo, em Carnaúba dos Dantas, na região Seridó do Rio Grande do Norte. Segundo o bombeiro civil José Evangelista, coordenador da Defesa Civil do município, faíscas de fogos de artifício soltos na região podem ter provocado o incêndio. As equipes foram acionadas e conseguiram controlar as chamas.
De acordo com Evangelista, a vegetação está muito seca, o que favorece a propagação do fogo. Ele alertou que pequenas faíscas podem dar início a incêndios de grandes proporções, com risco de queimar toda a área atingida.

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