A forest fire that started on the afternoon of August 13 in the Cocoll mountain area, in Benigembla, was controlled after several hours of work by firefighting teams. The notice was received at 20:35 p.m., and the fire, which was possibly caused by lightning, broke out in an area with difficult land access, which complicated the extinguishing efforts, especially since we were unable to rely on aerial means due to the lack of light.
The Alicante Provincial Firefighters Consortium mobilized a large land deployment to combat the fire. A total of ten equipment, including equipment from the parks Dénia and Benissa, they headed to the place, located near the highest point of the mountain. Despite the complications, firefighters managed to control the fire at 02:12, after an arduous night of work.
This noon, the Firefighters have declared The fire was extinguished at 12:17 p.m..
