Although the overall evolution of active fires in Spain is apparently favorable, the extinction devices face a very high or extreme fire risk this Wednesday, especially in the eastern third of the country and in points of the far south and the interior of Mallorca. In addition, temperatures rise significantly again, forcing red warnings in Aragón and the Valencian Community and orange in Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, and Murcia, with temperatures in some areas around 40 degrees during the day and not dropping below 25 degrees at night.
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The fire in Íscar (Valladolid) burns 178 hectares
The fire that broke out yesterday afternoon in the town of Íscar, Valladolid, is “controlled and contained,” but still smoldering, and has burned 178 hectares of woodland and affected the bar, the visitor reception pavilion, and some castle access points, explained its mayor, José Andrés Sanz, this Wednesday. “Within the disaster that has changed the site and landscape, there have been no personal or housing damages,” the mayor assessed, adding that the town’s residents, which number about 6,500, were able to sleep peacefully as 40 people were on duty all night.
Although they know where the fire started, at the lower part of the slope leading to the castle, its origin is still unknown and “is being investigated,” the mayor said, who praised the more than 150 people who helped prevent the fire’s spread, which gained speed quickly due to the wind. Up to seven aerial units and seven ground crews, with support from units from other provinces such as Palencia, Zamora, and even Soria and nearby municipalities, collaborated in the extinction efforts, in which neighbors and farmers also participated by creating firebreaks, the mayor recounted. Only a few residents whose homes were in the path not of the fire but of the smoke were initially evacuated as a precaution.
The mayor explained that they are already seeking aid for the family that holds the concession for the bar and the castle visitor center, which was the most affected. The fire, which remains at danger level two according to the Ministry of Environment data, is “controlled and contained” regarding Íscar, although there are still embers and smoky areas where firefighting teams will have to continue working for a couple of days, the mayor concluded. (EFE)
GR-3102 in Jun (Granada) closed due to fire in Barranco de San Jerónimo area
The GR-3102 in Jun (Granada) remains closed to traffic due to a forest fire in the Barranco de San Jerónimo area. According to the Andalusian Emergency Service 112, this road connects Granada with the municipality of Víznar.
Last Monday, a fire broke out in the same area, mobilizing one aerial unit, 13 ground personnel, and a fire truck, but it was controlled on the 14th at 00:30.
112 has urged extreme caution and to follow the instructions of the local operatives. (Efe)
Firefighters stabilize fire in Rubió (Barcelona) after working all night with 20 teams
The Generalitat Firefighters declared the fire in Rubió (Barcelona), which started Tuesday afternoon, stabilized early Wednesday.
During the night, the fire department worked with about twenty teams and more than a hundred personnel, the Firefighters reported in a message on X.
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The fire affected about 47 hectares, mostly forested, of which 47% corresponds to the municipality of Castellfollit de Baix (Girona) and 53% to Rubió. (EP)
Forest fire declared last Friday in Lucena del Cid (Castellón) extinguished
The forest fire declared last Friday in Lucena del Cid (Castellón) was extinguished Tuesday afternoon, reported the 112 of the Valencian Community.
The fire was controlled and in Phase 3 of the Special Forest Fire Plan (PEIF), a situation declared when the fire has been isolated and its advance and spread stopped within control lines, last Sunday.
Extinction efforts involved aerial and ground units from the Generalitat Valenciana, the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, and the Alicante Fire Consortium. (Efe)
Fire in Benahavís that forced evacuation of more than 2,000 people extinguished
The Andalusian Forest Fire Extinction Service (Plan Infoca) declared the urban forest fire in Benahavís (Málaga) extinguished this Wednesday. The fire started last Thursday, July 9, and forced the preventive evacuation of 2,053 people from several residential areas in the zone.
The fire, fully extinguished by 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, originated in the ditch of the AP-7 highway at kilometer 1068 and quickly spread to a wooded area near the Montemayor residential area.
The emergency forced the preventive evacuation of 1,013 residents of Los Flamingos, 687 of Parque Botánico, 132 of Marbella Hills, 125 of Caserías del Esperonal, and 96 of the Four Seasons apartments, who were able to return home after the perimeter was stabilized. (Efe)
Good morning. We start the live narration of the latest fire news in Spain on this Wednesday, July 15. Although the overall evolution of active fires is apparently favorable, extinction devices face a very high or extreme fire risk today, especially in the eastern third of the country and in points of the far south and the interior of Mallorca. In addition, temperatures rise significantly again, forcing red warnings in Aragón and the Valencian Community and orange in Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, and Murcia, with temperatures in some areas around 40 degrees during the day and not dropping below 25 degrees at night.
