Loporzano fire perimeter set after burning 250 hectares

The forest fire declared on Saturday near Huesca remains active but shows favorable progress. It is now perimetred and has not expanded in recent hours.

The blaze, which began on Saturday at 16.20 in Chibluco, has burned about 250 hectares, including 40 inside the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park. The perimeter is secured and shows no active flame fronts.

Councillor Roberto Bermúdez de Castro stated after the CECOPI meeting that the Military Emergency Unit will be demobilised tonight. A surveillance team stays in place due to possible wind shifts.

The villages of San Julián de Banzo and Chibluco remain under preventive evacuation. Several roads stay closed to aid firefighting efforts.

One helicopter encountered an incident during operations, yet the pilot was unharmed and taken to Boltaña.

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