Algeciras (Cádiz), Apr 6 (EFE).- Infoca has deployed seven aircraft, among other troops, to fight the forest fire that has been active in Tarifa (Cádiz) since 4:00 p.m. this Wednesday, hit by the strong easterly wind and that has caused level 1 to be declared and that this morning 70 people were evicted from the El Chaparral neighborhood.
Sources from the Infoca Plan indicate that three planes operate in the area, in the San Bartolomé mountains, two of them amphibious and one for coordination, as well as four helicopters, one “Super Puma”, one “Kamov” and two “Bell 412s”. ”.
In addition to the air resources, a fire engine vehicle and a medical unit have been deployed on the ground, along with five groups of forest firefighters, 2 Bricas, two operations technicians, an Environment agent and the director of the Provincial Operations Center (COP). from Cadiz.
The Delegation of the Junta de Andalucía in Cádiz, which activated level 1 at 2:33 this morning, has established the command post at the El Tropezón inn after the fire in Tarifa.
Prohibition of access to trails
Eleven of the evicted people remained there this morning, another eleven have moved to the shelter set up at the headquarters of the Bologna neighborhood association and the rest are staying with relatives.
Level 1 of the Plan is activated in those fires in which, being able to be controlled with the extinguishing means provided, it is estimated, due to their possible evolution, the need to put into practice measures for the protection of people and non-forest assets.
The deployed operation preventatively prohibits access to the path from Paloma Baja to Lentiscal through the path of La Reginosa.
The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) keeps the yellow level warning for wind active in the area at least until 3:00 p.m. today, Thursday.
During the last hours, the easterly wind has exceeded fifty kilometers per hour, with gusts reaching eighty. EFE
