A fire declared on the afternoon of this Tuesday in the Murcian districts of Los Garres and Lages has triggered the activation of the Infomur Plan in emergency phase, situation two. The Government delegate in the Region of Murcia, Francisco Lucas, has confirmed that the Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO) has sent a coordination aircraft, two Alfa planes, a water bomber, and a helicopter that are already on their way. The regional president, Fernando López Miras, has announced that the community has requested the intervention of the UME against the fire declared in the municipality of Murcia.
Follow the latest on the Los Garres fire https://t.co/ggOSUJgtJL pic.twitter.com/yZkNryi0fX
— Onda Regional (@ORMurcia) June 2, 2026
At 15:10 hours, the 112 emergency service received more than 200 calls alerting about a tongue of fire on the mountainside, according to reports from the Emergency Coordination Center.
Personnel from the Infomur Plan and two helicopters from the Directorate General of Citizen Security and Emergencies, a surveillance and control helicopter (ACOVI), a forest brigade from the Forest Fire Defense Unit (UDIF) along with environmental agents from the Directorate General of Natural Heritage and Climate Action have been dispatched to the site.
Additionally, five Civil Protection teams and eight fire extinguishing and rescue vehicles from the Murcia City Council, Civil Guard, and Local Police are also present in the area.
⚠️ Attention! We are expanding traffic restrictions due to the fire.
🚓 Our agents are closing more access points so firefighters can work quickly and safely.
❌ Avoid traveling to the area and facilitate prevention. Thank you for your help! pic.twitter.com/T2yCR7b74e
— Policía Local Murcia (@MurciaPolicia) June 2, 2026
The Murcia City Council has begun evacuating nearby homes, according to the mayor, Rebeca Pérez, on social media. Additionally, emergency situation 2 of the Infomur Plan has been activated. The Local Police have cut traffic on the ascent to Cresta del Gallo via Teatinos and San José, and on Antonio Díaz Street in Los Garres.
We request aerial resources from the neighboring Autonomous Communities of Valencia and Castilla La Mancha
🚨Maximum caution 🚨 pic.twitter.com/0F81vYp40r
— Rebeca Pérez (@Rebepl) June 2, 2026
This fire occurs while the Vega del Segura is under an orange alert for high temperatures issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), an alert that started at 14:00 and will end at 20:00. In Murcia city, a peak temperature of 39.9 degrees was recorded at two in the afternoon.
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