The aerial means deployed to the forest fire that started at dawn in the Castellón town of Toga are working this Friday in a steep area that is difficult to access because it is ravines and fighting against the wind, which has been blowing with very strong gusts since last night although the evolution of the fire It is positive.
As sources from the Provincial Firefighters Consortium have informed EFE, the fire in its closest part to the population is under control, but work is being done in the most remote and mountainous area where access by land is difficult.
Specifically, the Consortium’s chief interior non-commissioned officer, Toni Hernández, has indicated that the fire is “evolving favorably” and there are some 70 ground and six aerial vehicles working in the area, both from the Generalitat and the Provincial Firefighters Consortium, and They will incorporate new provisions.
He explained that there are two focuses, the first of which is controlled and the second of which is still being worked on. The orography and wind complicate the tasks at this time, but “if it doesn’t get worse, the evolution is positive.”
Thus, mobility has been allowed to the forty residents who were confined to their homes, as indicated by the firefighters as well as the Government delegate, Pilar Bernabé, although mobility is maintained restricted for safety, as indicated by the provincial Firefighters deputy. , David Vicente.
Bernabé has specified that the access road to the municipality, the CV-20, is still closed by the Civil Guard troops to facilitate the work of firefighters and emergencies.
The wind has been blowing strongly since last night in the interior of the province of Castellón and continues to do so in the fire area, although it is expected to subside after midday.
According to the Emergency Coordination Center, the notice of the fire was received at 5:22 a.m. and situation 1 of the Special Plan against forest fires has been declared due to the risk that the flames could slightly affect the population and property. non-forest nature.
The Advanced Command Post (PMA) has been established in the municipality to coordinate the work, to which the Fire Deputy, David Vicente, mayors of the municipalities in the area and staff from the Castellón Provincial Council have traveled.
David Vicente has pointed out that it is a complicated mountain area “with a lot of forest mass” and steep, which makes access to land means difficult.
