The fire that began to spread on Tuesday night in Portugal, near the Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés natural park, which extends on both sides of the border between the countries, This already concerns more than 300 hectares in the community of Galicia between the provinces of Orense and Pontevedra. Although it is still active, it is already considered the largest since the beginning of the summer.
According to the latest report from the Department of Rural Environment, the fire has already burned more than 20 hectares of area in the town hall of Pontevedra, Crecente, where situation 2 has been declared since 1:15 am from Wednesday to Thursday. A preventive measure decreed due to the proximity of the fire to the towns of Ameixeira and Os Reinaldos, whose neighbors were evicted.
For its stabilization, 2 technicians, 9 agents, 21 brigades, 15 motor pumps and 3 palas have been mobilized so far. In addition, the Xunta has requested the incorporation in the extinguishing works members of the emergency military unit (UME).
All this after the flames spread from Portugal to the town hall of Orense d’Entrimo, in the parish of Venceáns, this Wednesday around 5:00 p.m. affecting the Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés Natural Parkan enclave of exceptional environmental and landscape wealth, considered a natural park in 1993 to guarantee its protection. Together, the burned area exceeds 300 hectares.
In this case, the Department of Rural Environment reported that 15 agents, 24 brigades, 13 motor pumps, 3 shovels, 2 technicians, 6 planes and 5 helicopters were mobilized to extinguish it.
The fire broke out on Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. in Portugal and has grown considerably. high virulence due to windThe media of the Forest Fire Prevention and Defense Service of the Xunta collaborated from the beginning with the Portuguese media and worked in the border area, reports the Galician government.
