Zaragoza/Castellón (EFE) around 1,000 hectares.
The forest mass in the area presents “a lot of fuel” for this fire, a circumstance that has been aggravated by the lack of rain in recent months.
The fire originated in a ravine surrounded by forests of high environmental value, for reasons still unknown.
According to the Director General of the Natural Environment of the Aragonese Government, the flames spread rapidly due to the extreme dryness of the terrain, the wind and the low relative humidity of the atmosphere.
Until midnight, air and ground means of the two affected communities worked to extinguish it, with the support of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) on the Castellón front.
alert level 1
The threat of flames to some towns led those responsible for the operation to raise the declared alarm from level 0 to 1 and to act in coordination with the command post in Castellón to give a more effective response to a fire considered “unusual”. At this time of year.
The area, with a high risk of depopulation, has a great incentive in natural tourism since its mountain routes, its landscapes and, especially, the thermal tourism that goes to Montanejos are a great attraction for visitors.
The Fuente de los Baños in this municipality of Teruel receives thousands of visitors every summer who stay in the wide range of hotels and rural tourism in the area, and also enjoy the local cuisine in its many bars and restaurants.