Wildfire declared in Istán stabilized

The forest fire that started early this Friday in the municipality of Istán has been stabilized, according to Infoca, at ... 7:05 PM. The fire broke out around 3:50 PM in the Cerro Abanto area, and initially about 20 personnel were dispatched: a group of forest firefighters, 1 Brica, 1 Brica operations technician, an environmental agent, and a Super Puma helicopter, which was soon joined by another serving as a bomber.

🔴 #IFIstán (Málaga), Cerro Abanto area. ACTIVE.

UPDATE ON RESOURCES:
🚒 3 fire engines
👨‍🚒 8 groups of forest firefighters, 1 Brica, 3 #TOP, 3 #AAMM, logistics manager
🚁 2 heavy helicopters (super puma)
🚑 Medical Unit for Forest Fires pic.twitter.com/vZVpJXzFKL

Later, as reported by the Andalusian Forest Firefighting Service - Emergency Agency through their account on X (formerly Twitter), the resources deployed were further increased, so now there are three fire engines, eight groups of forest firefighters, one Brica, three operations technicians (TOP), three environmental agents, a logistics manager, two heavy helicopters (Super Puma), and a Medical Unit for Forest Fires operating in the area.

The efforts focused on steep slopes at risk of rockslides, with low, high-density vegetation and light winds, as reported by Infoca. The fire was stabilized at 7:05 PM.