Valencia, Mar 25 (EFE).- In addition to the great fire that has affected the interior of the province of Castellón since Thursday, the emergency professionals of the Valencian Community face the tasks of extinguishing two other forest fires this Saturday, in Sax ( Alicante) and in Picassent (Valencia).
In both forest fires, the Generalitat’s Emergency Coordination Center has established emergency situation 1 given the possibility that it may slightly affect the population and non-forest assets.
Two fire departments from the Provincial Council of Alicante, a forestry unit from the Generalitat Valenciana, a fire engine and coordination, fire prevention and environmental personnel work to extinguish the fire in Sax (Alicante), which originated in the area of the CV -80 in the direction of Castalla.
At around 2:18 p.m., the firefighters have asked the Emergency Coordination Center to ask Iberdrola to discharge a power line close to this fire.
In the case of the fire declared in Picassent, three fire departments from the Valencia provincial consortium, three forestry units from the Generalitat, two aerial means, two environmental agents, a forestry prevention unit, a forestry technician and an ambulance from the Service are working in the area. Basic Vital (SVB).
Emergencies has also reported that chalets near the fire have been evacuated.