"The forest emergency that began on Feb. 2 is considered to have been overcome," said the fire department in the seaside resort town Vina del Mar, one of the worst-hit areas.
Under a summer heatwave, almost 2,000 firefighters fought the blaze, finally quenching the remaining embers at midnight on Tuesday.
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