About thirty media, several of them aerial, declared this afternoon in Méntrida, Toledo. The flames have generated a huge column of visible black smoke and from several Madrid locations. To the terrestrial and aerial media there are more than a hundred troops of (Infocam), also supported by the Community of Madrid, who are acting at the limit of that town with the Madrid of Aldea del Fresno.
The fire was declared at 15.02 in an agricultural and wooded area and is located at level 1 due Wet It is also requested not to use forced ventilation and remain informed by the official media.
The black smoke column generated by the flames is also visible from the closest towns in the Community of Madrid, such as Humanes, Alcorcón or Móstoles, where the smell of ash and falling for paves is already noticeable, according to some neighbors through social networks. In the extinction of the flames are currently working a total of 27 media and 112 people. It is, specifically, of 12 aerial media, with 20 people; 12 terrestrial media, with 67 troops, three means of direction and coordination, with seven people; and 18 more people of internal personnel.
The media of the Fire Fight Plan of the Community of Madrid also participate in the work, on the border with village of Fresno, and members of the Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigade, based on the Churches of the Tiétar (Toledo), dependent on the Ministry for Ecological Transition (MITECO). Since its in its beginning, it has mobilized from 39 media and more than 150 troops from the Fire-La Mancha fire device, a community that is at extreme fire risk due to temperatures of more than 40 degrees.
The Madrid emergency service has activated the operational situation 1 of the Infoma 25 plan in response to the Fire of Méntrida, which occurs when there is one or more forest fires that can seriously affect forest goods and slightly the population and non -forestry goods. They have also recommended to the residents of Navalcarnero that they remain in their homes with the windows closed, because the smoke can extend to that Madrid town. The Madrid City Council also reported the sending of a firefighter device from its body at the request of the Community of Madrid, composed of a non -commissioned officer and a heavy bomb to quell the flames.
Neighbors of the Cañada Real, evicted by another fire
About 16.30 the Firefighters of the Community of Madrid managed to control a fire in sector six of La Cañada Real, which had affected some shacks and a ship. Even so, an hour later they still stayed working to refresh the area. The Samur attended two people with anxiety crisis, but no more injured were reported.
By 16.00 the Municipal Police was evicting the infraviviendas closest to the focus of the fire. 14 firefighters from the Madrid City Council participated in the place. In addition, the air support unit was using drones to support firefighters with images from the air.
