Two firefighters have been injured when they were working to extinguish a fire declared this morning in an esplanade of pallets located outside a food company in La Pobla de Vallbona (Valencia), whose interior has not been affected by the fire.
According to sources from the Valencia Fire Consortium, those affected, who have had to be treated by medical means due to the high temperatures, have been transferred to a hospital, where they have finished recovering.
The firefighters mobilized around 00:30 in the morning this Thursday to the fire that affected an esplanade of pallets belonging to a company in the food sector located next to the Valencia-Ademuz highway.
Eight fire crews from the Paterna, L'Eliana, Moncada, Torrent, Alzira and Burjassot parks Consortium have traveled to the place, as well as a Paterna sergeant and a duty officer.
The fire was fully spread throughout the outdoor area dedicated to the pallets, although the firefighters have slowed its progress and has not affected the interior of the facilities, according to the sources, which have indicated that the fire has been considered controlled at 06:00: 40 hours. This morning a crew and a command unit are working to finish refreshing the place.
