A new fire has broken out in the Dehesa del Saler, the second in 24 hours and the third in just three days, forcing the circulation of the CV-500 to be cut off in both directions and the evacuation of 18 people from the El Casal d'Esplai hostel in preventively, according to the Emergency Coordination Center of the Generalitat Valenciana.
Ten fire crews from the Valencia City Council, two units from the forest fire service of the Generalitat Valenciana, two fire engines, a crew of firefighters from the Provincial Consortium and two aerial means have traveled to the site to try to prevent the flames from spreading. . The fire started after 3 p.m.
The repetition of fires, eight in the last three months, keeps the residents of the area on alert, who, convinced that the fires are arson, strive to detect any sign of smoke as soon as possible to notify Emergencies. .
The Emergency Coordination Center of the Generalitat has established situation 1 of the Special Plan Against the Risk of Forest Fires due to the proximity of the fire to the road.
This is the second fire to affect the area in recent hours and adds to those that have occurred in recent months in the Devesa-Albufera area. In fact, in the early hours of this Friday to Saturday there was a fire outbreak that burned around five square meters but was quickly put out, according to municipal sources.
The mayor of València, María José Catalá, has assured on her social networks that she remains "very aware" of the fire, and has indicated that the council is in "permanent contact" with the Department of the Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Territory and the '112 CV' to coordinate the extinction work.
