Tuéjar, Valencia, Spain – Firefighters battled the Tuéjar wildfire overnight, advancing through dense pine forest as flames spread through the undergrowth.

Units of the Third Battalion conducted a direct attack along the fire’s left flank during the night of September 15.

The fire started after 15:30 on September 15 near Cueva de las Palomas in Tuéjar, inside the Alto Turia Biosphere Reserve. Level 2 of the PEIF plan was declared.

By morning, the fire had reached roughly 880 hectares with an 18-kilometer perimeter. Two forest firefighters were lightly injured when a tanker rolled over.

Around 25 people were evacuated from a campsite, Fuente Cabera and Colonia de Benagéber.

The firefighting response included 13 aircraft, 55 ground units and more than 300 personnel.

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