Tarifa (Cádiz), (EFE).- The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, has confirmed this Friday that the forest fire that has been active in Tarifa (Cádiz) since Wednesday is considered stabilized by Infoca, which Level 0 is established and the evicted families can return to their homes.
After the coordination meeting held during the morning, the Minister of the Presidency, Interior, Social Dialogue and Administrative Simplification, Antonio Sanz, announced the stabilization of the fire and thanked all the devices that participate in the extinction of the fire for their work. this fire.
Sanz has emphasized that the work will continue with more than 50 troops deployed, five groups of forest firefighters with both Infoca and Environment Agency personnel, two fire trucks and heavy aerial means such as a “Kamov” and a ” Super Cougar”.
On alert despite favorable developments
“It has been a difficult night because the Levante wind continues with maximum intensity,” said Sanz, who specified that at least until Saturday afternoon it will be necessary to continue “on alert” despite the favorable evolution of the fire.
During the early hours of Friday, the intense work of the displaced operatives was carried out to extinguish the sources within the existing perimeter of the fire and two more sources caused by sparks.
The measurement of the perimeter of the fire is still provisional, but Sanz has indicated that the calculation is that it has not advanced much more than 50 hectares and has thanked the solidarity of the Tarifa hoteliers in welcoming the evicted families. EFE
