Brazilian Firefighters Battle National Park Wildfire That Is Enveloping Brasilia in Smoke

RIO DE JANEIRO—Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. More than 490 firefighters were trying to extinguish blazes that have already burned through 4,942 acres of the conservation area of Brasilia National Park. There are four main fire fronts, all concentrated in the eastern region of the park, according to a statement from ICMBio, the government agency that manages the park. The fire “spread very quickly because of wind speed, low humidity, and it is very hot,” João Paulo Morita, an ICMBio fire management coordinator, said in a video distributed by the agency....