Sixth inferno in as many days hits central Spanish province of Guadalajara
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 @ 11:18 AM
THE sixth forest fire in the province of Guadalajara in less than a week broke out today (Tuesday), this time in the village of Valdeconcha.
It has led to the main CM-2007 road, which leads from Valdeconcha to Albóndiga, being blocked off to traffic, and 13 hydroplanes and helicopters have been drafted in, along with the military and 30 fire engines.
At present, there are no plans to evacuate the village of Valdeconcha, which has around 500 inhabitants and is located in the south of the central-Spain province, since the flames are blowing in the opposite way, in the direction of Fuentelecina.
Most of the affected area is low-lying scrubland, which means that with the current dry conditions and intense heat, the blaze is spreading fast.
This is the sixth major inferno in as many days, with the most serious so far being the one registered in Tortuero which forced firefighters to evacuate hundreds of residents.
Guadalajara, a flat, clay-soil province with a low population density, is located in the region of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain's central plains.
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