Large emergency operation deployed to extinguish forest fire in Castellfort

Emergency crews are working in the Mas de Falcó area to control the fire reported today

Generic image of a smoke column over a forest area.
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Generic image of a smoke column over a forest area.

Emergency services have mobilized a large deployment of aerial and ground units to intervene in a vegetation fire reported today in the Mas de Falcó area, in Castellfort.

The alert was registered at 14:00, at which point the extinction operation was activated. According to available information, the deployment consists of a fire brigade unit, two units from the Provincial Consortium, and three aerial assets from the Generalitat, including a helicopter with a heli-transported unit and two planes.
In addition to the aforementioned resources, the extinction efforts include a forest coordinator to direct maneuvers in the affected area. So far, the Provincial Fire Consortium has not provided details on the evolution of the fire or the area that may have been affected by the flames.