An industrial fire in the industrial zone of Silvota, in the municipality of Llanera, generated a thick cloud of smoke near the A-66 motorway.
The firefighters of Asturias are currently working in the industrial fire extinguishingas reported by 112 of Asturias. Emergency services received notification at 1:32 p.m., as reported in a press release. In the call they indicated that a container was burning near the facade of a warehouse, with household appliances, located on the main street of the aforementioned industrial zone.
The Civil Guard reported that the fire spread to an adjacent industrial warehouse containing flammable materials. The wind risks spreading to other ships. This is a large warehouse that houses several businesses.
Given its foreseeable unfavorable evolution, the Emergency Service of the Principality of Asturias (SEPA) has recommended that the population avoid the area affected by the smoke, move with caution if they are nearby and close the doors and windows of his houses. , placing damp rags in the cracks. In addition, they indicated that people who are outside should go to a closed place.
On the other hand, they stressed that the population of the city of Santa Rosa, in Llanera, must be confined.
The Minister of Development, Local Cooperation and Fire Prevention has stopped the activation of the Territorial Plan of the Principality of Asturias (PLATERPA), in ‘situation 0’ facing the fire.
This situation includes localized emergencies which can be controlled by the means and resources available in the area resulting from an unfavorable development, in this case an industrial fire.
Around twenty SEPA firefighters are working on the extinguishing work; collaboration of firefighters of the town halls of Oviedo and Gijón. The Civil Guard and local police also deployed officers to the area.
