An out-of-control forest fire in the Basque municipality of Zaldibia has devoured 80 hectares of wooded terrain, forcing the Basque Government to activate the Situación 1 emergency plan as strong southern winds push the flames toward Tolosa.
The incendio declarado en una zona arbolada del barrio Aiestaran Erreka de Zaldibia sobre las 2.50 horas de la noche avanza sin control por uno de sus flancos. The Gipuzkoa Provincial Council declared level 2 for the fire, which prompted the Basque Government to activate la Situación 1 de la Fase de Emergencia del “Plan Especial de Emergencias por Riesgo de Incendios Forestales de Euskadi”.
The first warning for the fire was received at 2:50 in the morning in the vicinity of the Arkaka reservoir, located on the mountainside to the left of the CAF central.
Impulsado por el viento del sur, el fuego se extiende hacia la zona norte y zona sureste, es decir hacia Tolosaldea. The Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa updated the affected surface area to 80 hectares. A separate fire in Olaberria affected 0.5 hectares and was brought under control.
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A total of 26 firefighters from three parks, alongside four forest guards and five specialist technicians, are deployed on the ground with six cistern trucks and five light vehicles. The Gipuzkoa Provincial Council retains operational direction through its Foral Action Plan, while the Basque Government's Directorate of Emergency Attention and Meteorology participates in the Advanced Command Post. Preventive road closures remain in place at Zuloeta gainean and in front of Lazkaoetxe.
