Balmaseda fire stabilized, although the Pandozales focus remains active

The extinction work that has been carried out throughout the night has managed to stabilize the area of ​​the northern sector, although the Pandozales focus remains activeThe fire has devastated 500 hectares of land and advanced to the province of BurgosEuskadi has registered 780 incidents as a result of the strong gusts of wind The firefighters already control most of the sources of the fire thanks to the work carried out throughout this night since the wind, which has registered gusts of up to 150 kilometers per hour, has subsided this morning. The fire that has devastated nearly 500 hectares, forced the eviction of twenty people. At least two houses have been affected. Firefighters continue to work at this time in the area to control that the flames do not flare up in the three outbreaks that have been suffocated, as well as to extinguish the fourth outbreak in Pandozales. In addition, since Sunday afternoon the Kadagua corridor has been closed between Zalla and Balmaseda, in both directions between PK 24 to 30. Despite the fact that the initial focus originated in Balmaseda, the flames have advanced towards the province of Burgos and, finally, have entered the Valle de Mena, so that the Junta de Castilla y León has declared level 2 of danger. Given this, the Military Emergency Unit has been activated by Civil Protection to work on the forest fire in the Merindades region. Although the aerial means have not been able to act due to the strong wind, a technician, two environmental agents, three ground crews, three fire engines, three bulldozers and an ELIF are also working in the area. Falling branches, trees and landslides from facades The service 112 SOS Deiak has registered, until the first hour of this Monday, a total of 780 incidents caused by the strong gusts of wind registered in Euskadi. The majority corresponds to the territories of Vizcaya, with 307 incidents, and Álava, with 302. In Guipúzcoa a total of 171 have been recorded, according to data provided by the Basque Government Security Department. Branches of trees fell in Vitoria this morning due to the wind Toño Sánchez Of the set of incidents, 288 have occurred in urban areas, including falling branches , trees, urban furniture or facades. Another 492 incidents have affected the roads, also in this case due to falling trees, signal problems hoisting, obstacles on the road, and falling poles for both power lines and telephones, among others.