Calcined fire 439 hectares of Natural Park Montgó

439 hectares, 413 of which are forest, is the provisional balance of damage left by the fire that started Thursday afternoon in Cabo de San Antonio and that for more than 15 hours has devastated the Natural Park Montgó in the section that joins Dénia and Jávea.

These are official figures known this morning after inspection of the affected land, by sea and by air, local and regional authorities are in Denia.

On Thursday night, when it seemed that the fire could be controlled due to improved weather conditions, the wind moved the flames back to the town of Javea and the main focus was detected at the port, reaching the flames even water.

The work of extinction until it dawned focused on controlling these new centers with the collaboration of the UME (Military Emergency Unit) and 200 military who moved to the area, who joined the 125 troops from Provincial Fire Consortium.

With sunrise they have begun the work of fifteen air assets that have freshened controlled areas and have stifled active foci.

At around 10:30 in the morning the road from Les Rotes and about 800 residents have been able to return to their homes, with the exception of the residents of the Lloma del Castanyar and La Torre del Gerro, who have been able to return later.

Later in the morning, two Canadair Army planes, also known as "seal aircraft", have been added to the work of extinction, each with a load capacity of 5.346 liters of water plus 600 retardant.

In the words of some of the personnel who have worked in the work of extinction, "the fire went through the ravines, as if it were a river, without touching the houses". As for property damage, surface damage have been recorded in two houses.

El Hospital de Dénia He attended two people for smoke inhalation and a firefighter with a sprain, while the Health Center also attended two people for smoke inhalation and a person with an anxiety attack.

Of the nearly one thousand people were evacuated, only 26 spent the night at the Sports Joan Fuster, enabled for the occasion, while several agreed to hotels arranged Hospitality Association for people with mobility problems.