Around the 22:00 hours, the observatory of the Alicante Fire Prevention Center detected a forest fire in the Vall d'Ebo and a unit of Forest Firefighters, a fire engine, 3 fire crews from the Alicante Provincial Council and a forestry coordinator were mobilized.
A las 00:35 hours, according to information from the Emergency Coordination Center of the Generalitat, Situation 1 of the Special Plan Against the Risk of Forest Fires (PEIF) of the Valencian Community was activated.
The hours in which the fire occurred, apparently due to a lightning strike, prevented the aerial means from acting. To 1:00 hours in the morning, Emergencies reports the increase in means to control and suffocate the flames of the forest fire that originated in the Vall d'Ebo. At the moment they are working on the extinction tasks: 5 units of Forest Firefighters, 5 fire trucks, 6 firefighters from the Diputación de Alicante, 2 forestry coordinators and 1 Environmental Agent.
Now 1:10 hours, the Emergency Coordination Center of the Generalitat Valenciana raises the danger situation and activates Situation 2 of the PEIF (Special Plan Against the Risk of Forest Fires) since the forecast of evolution may affect the population.
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The magnitude of the fire can be seen from various towns, not only in the region but also in municipalities that are tens of kilometers away, such as Benidorm, Alcoy or Gandia, among others.
Now 1:40 hours, the Emergency Coordination Center requests the intervention of the UME (Military Emergency Unit).
At the moment, at 2:00 hours, and according to neighbors and witnesses, the fire is still out of control and the gusts of wind are minimal, which can give a respite to the strong evolution of the fire.
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Great wall of fire in the Vall d'Ebo
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Fire in the Vall d'Ebo
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Fire originated in the Vall d'Ebo
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A large fire affects the forest area of the Vall d'Ebo
Who is in charge of fire prevention? If there is a land full of abandoned construction material piled up, dry plots with vehicles at full sun, construction machinery working in the heat of the heat wave, illegal landfills everywhere, people burning garbage without control on their land, ask City Hall and They tell you that they have a license and can do it or they give you the answer. Who is in charge of fire prevention? Is there such prevention? Let's be serious and honest. The Town Councils not only do nothing, but in some cases they even encourage certain activities and denouncing the Police is also useless because the Mayor on duty controls them. Chieftaincy.
I pray for the firefighters
Ich ouch. Me too. And the animals
I also join. It's horrifying