A fire in the ‘Karst en Yeso’ area of Sorbas was brought quickly under control by the Bomberos de Levante firefighters. The emergency services were notified just before three in the afternoon and and two vehicles from Turre were sent to support the Infoca (the Andalucian organisation that deals with forest fires) team which consisted of two pump vehicles, two helicopters, an aeroplane and 30 firefighters. The rapid response resulted in the fire being declared under control by 4.00 p.m. The fire affected an area of ten hectares consisting of scrubland and a few olive trees.
Karst en Yeso in Sorbas is a spectacular underground system of caves and caverns, open to visitors all year round, carved in the crystalline gypsum typical of many parts of the local geology.
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