This Saturday was a complicated day for firefighters in the province of Valencia who are facing three almost simultaneous fires in the towns of Sagunt, Alginet and Alzira. The strong gusts of wind do not help the extinguishing efforts and for tomorrow, Sunday, a pre-emergency level has already been decreed due to extreme risk of fires.
The Alginet fire, reports from Emergencies, has forced the Civil Guard to cut off the AP-7, towards Alicante, as a precaution.
Since 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon, a fire has been burning in the Almardà marsh, in Sagunt (Valencia), where several forest firefighter units and four aerial vehicles, among others, have been mobilized, as reported by the Fire Coordination Center. Generalitat Emergencies (CCE). Situation 1 of the Special Forest Fire Plan (PEIF) has been declared due to the proximity of the flames to homes.
Likewise, the earliest fire occurred in Alzira this afternoon. Since then, firefighters have been working to extinguish a cane forest fire in Alzira (Valencia), which has also forced the establishment of situation 1 of the Special Forest Fire Plan (PEIF) due to possible damage to non-forest property, as indicated by the Provincial Firefighters Consortium.
