The province of Huelva is on high alert after ten consecutive days of forest fires. The latest blaze declared this Monday in the El Turbio area, in Villanueva de los Castillejos, has required the mobilization of about twenty aerial units and over a hundred ground personnel from the Infoca Plan.

Wind has been a decisive factor, causing a large smoke column to spread for kilometers to the capital, tinting the sky with orange hues throughout the afternoon and causing concern among residents. The acting Minister of Health, Presidency, and Emergencies, Antonio Sanz, declared operational emergency level 1, although he urged calm and ruled out risk to the population near the fire's origin.

Despite calls for calm, sources from the Ministry reported the preventive evacuation of homes in the Aguas de Verano urbanization in San Bartolomé as a precautionary measure due to smoke effects. The A-495 road had to be temporarily closed between kilometers 8 and 10.7 due to the dense smoke.

The Infoca Plan is activated in an emergency phase when a fire's evolution requires extraordinary measures for the protection of people and non-forest assets. Currently, 19 aerial units and over 110 ground personnel are working in the area, battling a northwesterly wind that complicates firefighting efforts.

The Provincial Firefighters Consortium of Huelva is also collaborating in the tasks, removing animals and slowing the fire's advance due to its proximity to a dwelling. The 112 Andalucía emergency service has issued preventive recommendations, such as closing doors and windows and using masks, especially for vulnerable groups.

This fire adds to a series of blazes that have marked June in Huelva, including fires in Gibraleón, Valverde, Cartaya, Alosno, and Lepe, where 115 children were evacuated from a camp. The combination of wind, high temperatures, and dry vegetation continuously tests the emergency teams.