Overview

• The blaze began late Sunday and spread rapidly due to strong winds
• Two urbanizations were evacuated and a third placed under preventive confinement as flames endangered homes near the M-540 road
• Twenty-five fire crews established an Advanced Command Post at the Villa del Prado sports center and worked through the night on ground operations
• Crews have secured containment lines around the fire’s perimeter to prevent further spread
• The flames have consumed pastures, jara shrubs and rockrose, and have damaged some agricultural and livestock facilities