Madrid, May 3 (EFE) .- The declared forest fire located located in a mountain strip in El Pocico place, in Huércal de Almería, whose origin has been attributed to the fall of a lightning, continues active, according to the official account of X of the Forest Fire Extingion Service of Andalusia. Andalusia Emergency Agency (EMA).
About twenty people were evicted this Saturday by the Civil Guard of several farmhouses located in Las Balsas, in the municipality of Gádor (Almería), as a precautionary measure before the evolution of the fire
The mayor of Gádor, Lourdes Ramos, explained to Efe that the neighbors have been evacuated preventively and that the situation in the area has been under control from 8:00 p.m., although their return to the homes has not yet been authorized for housing for safety reasons. “When the Civil Guard considers it appropriate, it will remove the seal tape and can return,” he said.
-Tonight work in their extinction 6 groups of forest firefighters, 2 technicians operations, three environmental agents and have three pumps.
The 112 Emergency Service received notices from different parts of the region – including Huércal de Almería, Benahadux and Enix -, although there have been no prominent incidents beyond the aforementioned eviction in Gádor.
The Huércal de Almería City Council has stressed that local parties develop normally, without being altered by the fire. EFE
