The fire that originated in La Mierla (Guadalajara) last Thursday, which continues at level 2, has advanced during the night and has already devastated 13,000 hectares, adding 21 municipalities evacuated and 800 people evacuated, as reported by the Minister of Sustainable Development of Castilla-La Mancha, Mercedes Gómez. The aerial means resume their activity with daylight, and at this time there are 204 people working in 32 teams, according to the information provided by Infocam. In Zaragoza, the Orés fire is evolving favorably. The president of Aragón, Jorge Azcón, has reported that “there is no fire or flames” and only a few columns of smoke remain. “It’s the first day we breathe,” said Azcón from the command post after participating in the Cecopi meeting. The fire extinguishing chief, Alfonso González, has corrected the number of hectares burned and reduced it from 15,800 to 14,400 after making more precise measurements thanks to satellite images. This fire has forced the evacuation of five municipalities in Zaragoza and one in Navarre.
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