Fire breaks out in reed beds along the Sagunto river, aerial units deployed
A blaze that started at 12:23 on 2 July in reed beds alongside the Sagunto river required three fire crews, three BRIFOR forest brigades and two Valencian Government aircraft.
At midday on 2 July, fire broke out in riverside vegetation next to the Sagunto river, sending a thick smoke column visible across town. The Valencia Provincial Fire Service Consortium (Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos) sent three ground crews, the duty sergeant, the forest coordinator and three BRIFOR reinforcement brigades; two Valencian Government aircraft attacked the flames from the air.
The dominant plant in these river margins is common reed (Arundo donax), listed as an invasive species under Spanish law. Its underground root systems form continuous dense stands of dry biomass that can carry fire very rapidly — which explains why aircraft were committed from the outset, in line with the Valencian Government's policy of containing small fires before they spread to neighbouring woodland. By the time of publication, neither the area burned nor the cause of the fire had been confirmed, according to elperiodicodeaqui.com.