The last night has been productive in the Las Peñas de Riglos fire thanks to the rains

The Fire Prevention and Extinction device of the Government of Aragon (Infoar) ​​has highlighted that the last night has been "very productive work" in the forest fire of Las Peñas de Riglos (Huesca), after the rainfall of the last few hours, and that "it has been possible to work well."

On the other hand, some accesses have been somewhat muddy due to the rain, Infoar has pointed out, waiting for the information to be completed after the meeting of the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (Cecopi).

In the next few hours, the greatest efforts will be deployed again on the right flank, towards Mount Oroel, in a day that is expected to be marked by rising temperatures and waiting for the behavior of the wind.

The latest balance affects 17,500 hectares affected since the fire started just a week ago. Furthermore, we must regret the death of a professional from the Military Emergency Unit (UME) in a traffic accident this Sunday in the Atarés ravine area and three others have been injured - one of them remains hospitalized at the Miguel Servet Hospital in Zaragoza, but is out of danger.

This noon a minute of silence will be held at the headquarters of the Government of Aragon in Zaragoza and in front of the door of the Jaca City Hall (Huesca) in memory of the deceased UME soldier.

Historical figure of resources deployed

Regarding the means deployed to combat the flames, a "historic" figure has been reached, according to the regional Executive, with more than a thousand troops and 40 aerial means.

On Monday, Infoar is expected to work in the area with six heliborne brigades, an H0 coordination helicopter, 12 ground brigades, 12 fire engines, three bulldozers, a light advanced command post with technicians, a technical director of extinction and support personnel.

The Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (Mitec) will deploy three Forest Fire Brigades (BRIF) with six medium helicopters, three FOCA amphibious aircraft, one coordination aircraft, one Plasencia bomber aircraft, four light bomber helicopters, four light amphibious aircraft, four ground cargo aircraft and two medium bomber helicopters.

After the activation of the European Civil Protection Mechanism, France will provide a super Puma helicopter, up to one hundred firefighters and 16 fire engines and personnel from various Autonomous Communities will maintain their presence, such as Catalonia (a light bomber helicopter, a fire engine with a crew and a technical analysis team), Comunidad Foral de Navarra (one heliborne brigade, two land brigades, a fire engine and a nurse), Castilla y León (one heliborne brigade), Community Valenciana (a heliborne brigade and a light amphibious aircraft); La Rioja (one land brigade and one fire engine), Region of Murcia (one bomber helicopter), Castilla-La Mancha (two helicopter brigades, three land brigades, three fire engines and technical equipment) and Community of Madrid (three fire engines, one nurse and 40 firefighters). This Monday, the Firefighters of the Principality of Asturias join in with a forest fire engine, a nurse and a land brigade.