Urbanisations evacuated amid raging infernos in Vall d'Uixó and Peñíscola
Monday, July 21, 2014 @ 3:42 PM
TWO massive forest fires in the province of Castellón have forced over 140 residents on urbanisations to flee their homes - and one of the infernos continues to burn 18 hours after it was discovered.
Flames were spotted near the coastal holiday resort town of Peñíscola at around 09.35hrs yesterday (Sunday) in a pine forest on the edge of the Serra d'Irta mountain nature reserve.
Some 40 occupants of 10 houses on the urbanisation La Nerea were evacuated as a precaution and three air tractors, two helicopters and six fire engines were drafted in.
The blaze was under control and mostly extinguished within around four hours, and displaced residents were able to return to their homes in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, an inferno which had been started in three places close to the urbanisation Monte Zamora in the Vall d'Uixó was reported just 40 minutes after the one in Peñíscola was stabilised.
The fire continues to rage out of control and is fast heading towards the town centre.
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