Overview
- A wildfire that began overnight at the Mirador de Igualeja prompted the Junta de Andalucía to activate the emergency phase (situación operativa 1) and order residents to remain confined with doors and windows closed.
- Authorities closed the MA-7304 road to protect movement and to keep people away from smoke and firefighting operations.
- Plan Infoca has deployed a large response that includes BRICA reinforcement brigades, operations and extinction technicians, a mobile meteorology unit, a medical wildfire unit, multiple ground vehicles and several aircraft.
- Official counts differ as the incident evolves, with sources reporting about 120 firefighters in one account and roughly 140 in another, reflecting ongoing adjustments to personnel and equipment on scene.
- Igualeja is a small municipality of about 728 inhabitants, and the emergency posture means officials will keep public-safety measures and aerial and ground suppression efforts in place until containment improves.