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The fire in Cinco Villas has improved, but Petilla Aragón is still evacuated

450 people work hard to extinguish the fire, including firefighters from Cordovilla, Sangüesa and Tafalla.

Extensión de terreno quemada durante un incendio forestal, en la carretera entre Orés y Luesia, a 18 de julio de 2026, en Las Cinco Villas, Zaragoza, Aragón (España). Los esfuerzos de los medios de extinción han logrado proteger el casco urbano de Luesia de las llamas del incendio forestal iniciado el miércoles en Orés, en la comarca de las Cinco Villas, y que sigue fuera de control, con una estimación provisional a primera hora de la mañana de este sábado de 15.400 hectáreas afectadas en un radio de 60 kilómetros. En las últimas horas se han producido progresiones en los sectores 5 y 1, correspondientes al flanco izquierdo, que han sido propiciadas por el viento y la topografía. El Gobierno de Aragón mantiene la Situación Operativa 2 Nivel 2 del Plan Especial de Protección Civil por Incendios Forestales de Aragón, PROCINFO, para un incendio que sigue presentando varios frentes abiertos.



Ramón Comet / Europa Press

18 JULIO 2026;INCENDIO FORESTAL

18/7/2026

Burnt land on the road to Ores, Aragon. Photo: Europa Press.

Firefighters are working to control last Wednesday's fire in the Cinco Villas region of Aragon. Although the fire remains active, the situation has improved this Saturday and there has been no progress on the affected perimeter, although the instability of the wind continues to complicate the situation.

The Navarre Fire Brigade, which has been working at night, has been relieved from 6:00 a.m., as some 450 workers, including firefightersfrom Cordovilla, Sangüesa and Tafalla, are working there.

At the same time, civil protection technicians and the Director-General of the Ministry of the Interior, Salva Díez, continue to monitor the development of the fire and maintain constant contact with municipal officials in Navarre towns close to the fire and with the Civil Protection Services of Aragon.

Meanwhile, the Aragon Petilla is still evacuated as a precaution and the Sangüesa Foral Police are in the village to monitor the town centre and control access.

 

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