The towns of Quintanilla del Coco, Santibanez del Val and Santo Domingo de Silos have been evacuated due to the fire in Burgos. As the regional government reported via Twitter, an advanced command post has been dispatched to provide operational support in the extermination work. “Wind complicating extinction work”, warns board via Twitter
The municipalities belong to the Natural Park of Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla Natural Park, where are the ruins of San Pedro de Arlanza, the Monasteries of Covarrubias and the Monasteries of Santo Domingo de Silos, and the Sad Hill Cemetery of ‘The Good’. ugly and bad’, among others.
Video recognition @briflubia Upon arrival #IFQuintanillaDelCoco #burgos 15:26 hours. pic.twitter.com/stp74WXy8k
— ATBRIF (@AT_Brif) 24 July 2022
The Junta de Castilla y León has raised danger level 2 this afternoon in the infocal fire in Quintanilla del Coco (Burgos), where aerial and terrestrial means operate from this afternoon. when there is a fire. The Red Cross has set up a shelter in Salas de los Infantes. As explained by the NGO through social networks, they have mobilized twelve volunteers with an ambulance, two SUVs, a bus for evacuation and a cargo van. The Red Cross has activated the Shelter and Psychosocial Urgent Emergency Response Team (ERIE) and the Salas and Lerma Basic Emergency Response Team (ERBE) to care for those affected.
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We started setting up shelter in #SalasdelosInfantes
1 ambulance, 2 SUVs, 9 and 16 seater buses for evacuation, 1 cargo van and ERIE for shelter and psychosocial and 12 volunteers with Erbes de Salas and Lerma were activated. pic.twitter.com/8TIypW7QSw— Red Cross in Burgos (@CruzRojaBurgos) 24 July 2022
In the latest infrared and visible MSG images, the column of smoke caused by the high-temperature region and wildfires in Quintanilla del Coco (Burgos) can be seen. #IFQuintanilladelcoco , Gusts predicted by the Harmony model for 19 hours.@naturalezacyl pic.twitter.com/npQTQzBCj0
— AEMET_CastillayLeon (@AEMET_CyL) 24 July 2022
Specifically, the equipment is composed of a technician, three environmental agents, five helicopters, two cargo aircraft, a coordination aircraft, four helicopter brigades, a reinforcement brigade, three ground crew, two fire engines and a bulldozer. Another fire broke out in the province, as well as in Cubilo del Campo.
Level 2 in San Juan de la Nava, Avila
In vila, the San Juan de la Nava fire has been declared at danger level 2, because of the potential exposure to goods other than the population and forest nature, according to the board via its social network.
Wind gusts are fanning the flames and columns of smoke can already be seen at many places in the area. It should be remembered that the Cebreros fire is still active in this province and is at level 2.
In the wildfire de Montes de Valduzza (León), the situation is the same as on Saturday, about 70 km radius of the fire suffocated some small breeding and assessed 1,435 hectares, which has not grown for 3 days. Level 2 is preventively maintained due to a dry storm with wind forecast for this afternoon, reports the Territorial Delegation of Lyon. Currently two helicopters are cooling the area and the periphery.
