Overview

• The blaze broke out just after 23:00 Monday in Barranco de las Cinco Villas and forced a preventive shelter-in-place for around 916 inhabitants of Mombeltrán
• Junta de Castilla y León raised the incident to Gravedad Potencial Level 2 and Situación Operativa 2, signaling a grave risk to people, property and forests
• Battalions from the Military Emergency Unit’s First and Fifth Intervention units joined regional crews overnight to secure the fire’s perimeter
• As of early Tuesday, the fire remains active but contained within a secure perimeter and no casualties have been reported
• Authorities continue to monitor hotspots and investigators have opened a probe into early indications of intentional ignition