One person has died in the forest fire declared around 12:50 p.m. this Saturday in the area of the Salt de l’Aigua ravine in the Valencian town of Manises, as confirmed by the City Council. The council has decreed two days of official mourning, tomorrow and Monday. Likewise, five people have been injured by smoke inhalation and burns, who have been transferred to Manises Hospital.
Three Basic Life Support units (SVB) and two Emergency Transport ambulances have been mobilized to the scene, according to CICU sources. Four aerial units and six fire brigades from the Consortium, a sergeant, and four BRIFO (Consortium Forest Brigades) participated in the fire extinguishing operation, which occurred in an area close to buildings.
In Castellón, one person has been admitted to the Burns unit of La Fe hospital in Valencia due to the fire declared in Vall d’Uixó, and another six have had to be treated in Emergencies, three of whom have been admitted for smoke inhalation at La Plana hospital, according to the CICU.
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Emergencies has decreed the evacuation of the municipalities of Vilavella, Artana, and Eslida, while the municipalities of Vall d’Uixó and Betxí remain confined. The Generalitat has called a meeting of Cecopi (Integrated Operational Coordination Center) at 7:30 p.m.
