Live: The formation of new fronts complicates the extinction of the Sierra Bermeja fire (Málaga)

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Sunday’s day is presented as decisive before the fire. The fire declared last Wednesday night continues to ravage Sierra Bermeja, in Malaga, and they are already more than 6,000 hectares devastated by flames. The fire is a “demon” with flames of more than 30 meters.

During the early morning the terrestrial media have continued to work, to which the aerial means have joined this morning. Faced with the good news that the day left yesterday Saturday, the morning has been more complicated than expected.

In fact, the fall of firecrackers (incandescent material) has caused the generation of new fronts in the fire. The danger generated by them has led to the eviction of the towns of Jubrique and Genalguacil, with about a thousand residents. Thus, the total number of evacuees due to the fire is now close to 2,000.

At the same time, the Junta de Andalucía has requested the intervention of the Military Emergency Unit (UME), has begun its displacement from its base in Morón. A movement that has been claimed by some mayors for days. In fact, Last Thursday night, the presidents of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, had a telephone conversation about the state of the fire and agreed to the deployment of the UME in case of need.

Yesterday, Moreno confirmed that the fire it was provocated, even knowing the origin of the two foci: “A heap of litter with a pineapple lit with a lighter“.

This is the minute by minute of everything that happens in the area:

10:45 – Participation of the Red Cross in the eviction of Jubrique.

10:25 – The situation gets complicated at times in the fire area.

10.15 – The UME he is already preparing to go to extinguish the fire in Sierra Bermeja.

10:15 – The President of the Junta de Andalucía He talks about the current conditions leading to the creation of another pyrocumulus in the area of ​​the fire.

10.10 – This is how it looks from the air the fire.

9.58 – The Operational Direction of the INFOCA Plan decrees the also eviction of Genalguacil. This small town has about 400 inhabitants.

9.30 – This is how one of the helicopters that participates in the extinction of the fire in Sierra Bermeja. The swimming pool is that of the Bnnu Rabbah hotel.



This is how one of the helicopters involved in extinguishing the Sierra Bermeja fire loads water.

9:10 – The Junta de Andalucía requests the intervention of the Military Emergency Unit. This is reported by Civil Protection.

9:00 – The INFOCA Plan details the current situation. It relates the eviction of Jubrique with the formation of a new front caused by paveseo (incandescent material).

8:45 – The aerial means, keys to be able to defeat the fire.

8:30 – This is how the members of the Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigades (BRIF), dependent on the central government, the smoke column of the fire from the bus that takes them to the command center.

8.27 – The 112 emergency service details how it is proceeding with the evacuation of neighbors by Jubrique.

8:21 – The satellite images early this morning allow us to see the proximity to Jubrique of one of the active fronts of the fire. Specifically, the one located more northwest of the fire. This was precisely the one that yesterday, from INFOCA, pointed out as the most dangerous.

Satellite view of the Sierra Bermeja fire early in the morning.

Satellite view of the Sierra Bermeja fire early in the morning.

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8:20 – Witnesses to the eviction of Jubrique report that the forecast is that all the neighbors will be transferred to the municipality of Algatocín. The door is opened to request collaboration from other municipalities in case there is not enough capacity. Jubrique has just over 500 inhabitants.

8:13 – The deputy director of the COR of the INFOCA plan coordinates the different teams working to extinguish the fire.

6:24 – The Civil Guard and the National Police begin the preventive eviction of Jubrique. The fire is close to the town and it is preferable to make this decision with sufficient response time.

00:00 – Tonight 350 professionals will work on the fire, 20 heavy fire fighting vehicles and 3 heavy machines. At dawn the aerial means that now rest on their bases.



Reference-www.elespanol.com

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