Igualeja Wildfire Threatens Sierra De La Nieves
Plan Infoca deployed 120 forest firefighters and support units as strong winds complicated efforts to contain the blaze.
- Early Sunday, Andalucia's regional government raised the Plan Infoca wildfire emergency to Operational Level 1 in Igualeja, ordering residents to remain indoors as a precautionary measure.
- Flames first appeared near the Mirador de Igualeja viewpoint shortly before 11pm on Saturday, September 26, with winds reaching 60 kilometres per hour complicating efforts to prevent spread toward the Valle del Genal.
- Over 140 forest firefighters and specialized crews are battling the blaze, utilizing five fire engines and the regional firefighting reinforcement brigade, BRICA, to contain the situation.
- Regional health and emergencies minister Antonio Sanz ordered a lockdown of the village, while traffic remains disrupted on the Coto road and the MA-7304 is closed between kilometre markers 0 and 7 in Parauta.
- Following a wildfire in Benahavis that forced 50 residents to evacuate the Montemayor urbanisation, emergency services now ask the over 700 residents of Igualeja to stay indoors and follow official instructions.
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