Montgo fire leaves a balance of more than 39 hectares burned

At 23 p.m. on Friday, the flames that had been burning the fire since 15:30 p.m. Natural Park Montgó in the Jesús Pobre area, in the municipality of Dénia. From that moment, the extinction works focused on cooling the area and narrowing down the perimeter to control the spread of the danger.

This was explained in the scene the Minister of the Interior, Serafín Castellano, after holding a coordination meeting with officials of effective emergency at the forward command post that was installed at one of the entrances to the affected area.

In total 39,52 hectares have been affected and both the Seprona as the Technical Research Unit study the causes that might provoke him, although for the moment there is no report about it. Asked about the rumors circulating about the possibility that the fire was caused by a barbecue, the Minister said "of rumors we don't live", and who are still waiting to know the technical reports of the Civil Guard.

During Saturday morning they have worked 5 ground crews seven fire crews five aircraft to avoid possible fire reproductions. Weather conditions have helped the extinguishment progress favorably, although from the Department does not claim that the fire is finally controlled.

The 55 neighbors evacuated could return to their homes overnight as it was an precautionary evacuation from the smoke. One of the affected neighbor camí Cova Ampla, said firefighters gained access to your pool to carry water during the afternoon, and could access it and check that there had not been any material damage despite the proximity of the flames .

The Mayor of Dénia, Ana KringeAnd the councilman of Interior of the City of Dénia, Javier Ygarza, They moved early in the morning to the area for the latest news.