Overview

• The fire began around 20:28 near Fuente del Ciprés, close to Cueva del Turche, on Wednesday.
• Emergency officials set PEIF Situation 1 at 20:56, a designation that signals potential serious impact on forest assets and the possible need for extraordinary resources.
• The Guardia Civil carried out preventive evacuations of ten dispersed homes, with about 20 people sheltered at the municipal sports center.
• The CV-425 between Buñol and Alborache is closed to facilitate emergency operations as suppression work continues.
• Fire crews from Requena, Chiva and Torrent, seven Bombers Forestals units, and forestry coordinators and technicians are engaged in containment.