Europa Press Castellón
Castellon
Updated Friday, March 1, 2024-10:02
A forest fire declared in the Castellón town of
Toga
has forced its population to be confined due to smoke and to cut off the CV-20 between the municipality and
Torrechiva
, as reported by '112 Comunitat Valenciana'.
The fire started this morning,
around 5:20 a.m.,
in Toga, and three air vehicles and two heliborne units have been mobilized to the area;
three forestry units of the Generalitat;
three teams of Provincial Firefighters;
and two coordinating foremen.
As a result of the fire, situation 1 of the PEIF has been established.
The population of Toga is confined due to the smoke and the CV-20 between Toga and Torrechiva has been cut.
A few minutes ago, around 9:00 a.m., a
Special Forest Fire Unit
(URAF) was established.