Fire Destroys Nearly 11 Hectares In Mazarrón

A ample occurrence collapsed retired connected July 18 successful an ecopark adjacent Puerto de Mazarrón, spreading quickly to surrounding onshore and burning almost 11 hectares. Due to nan threat posed to adjacent homes, residents had to beryllium evacuated arsenic emergency teams worked to incorporate nan flames.

The occurrence led location authorities to activate nan Infomur Plan, Murcia’s charismatic wood occurrence consequence protocol. The blaze reached nan vegetation on nan RM-332 road, adjacent to Bolnuevo and Puerto de Mazarrón, creating a heavy file of achromatic fume visible from section beaches. Many beachgoers shared images and videos of nan occurrence connected societal media.

En el incendio del Puerto de #Mazarrón están trabajando
✅@BomberosCEIS_RM
✅Agentes medioambientales @aamm_murcia y brigada forestal @defensaforeMUR
✅Helicóptero de la @dgsce_RM y brigada helitransportada
✅Policía Local y Protección Civil @AytoMazarron

📹 @defensaforeMUR pic.twitter.com/Q55OEswXiG

— 112 Región de Murcia (@112rmurcia) July 18, 2025

Emergency teams respond by onshore and air

The 112 emergency services centre began receiving calls astatine 12:02pm reporting flames successful nan area. Multiple teams were sent to nan scene, including firefighters from Mazarrón, Lorca, and Alhama-Totana, arsenic good arsenic section constabulary and Civil Protection units.

Support besides arrived by air, pinch helicopters carrying wood firefighters and h2o bombing craft joining nan operation. The Ministry for Ecological Transition besides deployed an further chopper from its guidelines successful La Alberquilla. Thanks to nan mixed efforts of each teams, nan occurrence was brought nether power by nan evening of July 18.

Incendio frente al eco parque en Mazarrón pic.twitter.com/UFrHS0cRWv

— javimaba (@javimaba) July 18, 2025

Fire consequence remains precocious crossed nan Region

Due to nan ongoing heatwave and dry, lukewarm air, precocious winds, nan Murcia location authorities has introduced other measures to forestall further wildfires. These see restricting nan usage of machinery for illustration chainsaws, welders, and shredders successful wood areas during high-risk periods.

Launching fireworks wrong 400 metres of wood onshore is now banned, and centrifugal conveyance entree to definite wood roads is besides restricted. Authorities proceed to impulse nan nationalist to return utmost be aware successful earthy areas during these high-risk days.

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