Overview

• On July 6, Es-Alert messages lifted confinement for residents in Azuqueca de Henares, Alovera, Cabanillas del Campo, Chiloeches and Villanueva de la Torre following stable air-quality readings.
• Limited restrictions remain at the Polígono Industrial Ródano plant site, where authorities still advise closing windows and avoiding the immediate perimeter.
• Fire brigades from Guadalajara, Azuqueca, Sigüenza and Madrid, alongside Civil Protection teams, continue to extinguish smoldering lithium battery containers and warehouse debris.
• Since multiple explosions ignited the blaze on July 4, a 37-year-old firefighter was hospitalized for observation and a plant worker received on-site treatment, with no new serious injuries reported.
• The incident has highlighted challenges in managing hazardous industrial fires and prompted a review of cross-regional emergency protocols under Castilla-La Mancha’s Platecam and Madrid’s Platercam plans.