Despite having passed level 1 and being considered controlled, work in the area continues
Nearly fifty troops are still working on the fire that started last Saturday in Jumilla and has halved the forest of Sierra Larga. Despite having passed level 1 and being officially considered controlled, the work for its total extinction continues, since there are still too many hot zones. In fact, in the early hours of Monday morning, the intervention of a helicopter was necessary to suffocate a reproduction in the sun, when a plot of esparto grass burned. After the intervention of the air environment, a checkpoint had to go up to the area to review the perimeter of this new focus. In the afternoon and preventively, action was taken on possible conflictive areas in the upper area of the mountain range, to reduce the level of risk of reactivation during the night, by consolidating the perimeter.
coordinated work
According to the Councilor for Emergencies of Jumilla, Eugenio Aguado, 35 troops remain in the area, four brigades, an air vehicle and a CEIS truck. Likewise, the general director of Emergencies of the Region, Fulgencio Perona, assured that, “as long as there is a single hot spot in the place of the event, it will not be considered 100% extinct and the work will continue.” Likewise, the Civil Guard, which is in charge of the investigations, has located the pine tree where everything originated and where the lightning struck during the storm, which caused the fire more than 12 hours later. For its part, the mayor, Juana Guardiola, has thanked the work of the troops and the coordination of the three administrations, also has regretted that in 15 days Jumilla has suffered the two most important fires that have occurred in the region during this summer.
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