A new forest fire was declared this Wednesday in Aldea del Fresno (3,400 inhabitants) and has forced the confinement of this locality and the nearby municipality of Villamantilla (1,700). In the mid-afternoon, the Government ordered the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to join the extinction efforts in which about twenty ground crews and five aerial means from the Community of Madrid are already working, according to Emergencies 112 in a message sent to the media.
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The UME has sent units from the First Emergency Intervention Battalion to the area, which have left their base in Torrejón de Ardoz to join the operation, involving personnel from the Community of Madrid Firefighters, Forest Firefighters, and Forest Agents
The fire originated at kilometer 52 of the M-510 road and Operational Situation 2 of the INFOMA Plan has been activated due to the fire’s evolution and the strong wind.
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The Government delegation in Madrid has asked the population, in a message on the social network X, to avoid traveling to the affected area and to follow the emergency services’ instructions at all times.
According to what the Villamanta City Council published on Instagram, traffic is restricted from Villamanta towards Aldea del Fresno, Méntrida, and Villamantilla. From Villamanta, one can only travel in the direction of Navalcarnero.
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