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Effective emergency City of Cartagena and getting on Autonomous nine p.m. stabilize the fire that was recorded around five in the afternoon in the Barranco de Orpheus and was spreading rapidly encouraged by the strong wind towards libeccio Vista Alegre, the Halt, La Parreta and Alums, affecting some 120 hectares of scrub.
The fire caused a large visible smoke from around the Campo de Cartagena.
The regional administration decreed on alert levels 1 and 2 and mobilized hundreds of troops Infomur Plan, forestry crews and three helicopters, which Firefighters, Local Police and the Civil Defence volunteers joined City of Cartagena.
In Vista Alegre, residents had to retreat into the interior of the housing to protect the smoke, while in the La Parreta and The Waterhole had to be evicted people and animals of various lodges, which were later able to return once controlled the flames.
Although precautions are also taken with respect to the population of Alum and Emergency Military Unit was activated, there was no need to implement them as they managed to stop the advance of the fire, before reaching the road tailings.
To coordinate actions went to the site Deputy Mayor, Jose Cabezas, by the Security council, Mariano Garcia, who joined in monitoring tasks to presidential adviser and Employment, Juan Carlos Ruiz, and the Director General of Emergency Luis Gestoso.
During this evening, the City of Cartagena remain in the personal area Firefighters monitor new outbreaks that are not reactivated by the wind.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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