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This burning was producing a large amount of smoke, which, due to the strong wind gusts, made the smoke also hinder the vision of the drivers that circulated in the area.

The Councilor for Citizen Security of the City of Lorca, José Luis Ruiz Guillén, has reported that "within the preventive / operational actions carried out, the identification of a person who was burning stubble on a plot located in the area of ​​the old Eagles road ".

The mayor of Local Police has detailed that "in addition to the burning was taking place in a place very close to the town center, there was a clear risk of spreading the fire to adjacent properties."

José Luis Ruiz Guillén added that "this burning was producing a large amount of smoke, which, due to the environmental and meteorological circumstances at the time, we remember that we were on orange alert due to strong gusts of wind, made the smoke difficult to see of the drivers that circulated in the area. "

Ruiz Guillén recalled that "this operation took place this past Monday, March 2, and the agents took appropriate measures to safely quell the burning and sent the corresponding complaint to the competent body in the matter to sanction the infraction."

It should be remembered that in the municipality of Lorca, agricultural burns are regulated in the order of October 19, 2017 of the Ministry of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, which includes phytosanitary measures to be adopted in case of accumulation of remains plants, as well as in the resolution of the General Directorate of Natural Environment of the CARM, for the prevention of forest fires by carrying out burning of residues from agricultural holdings in application of phytosanitary measures by accumulation of plant debris, less than 400 meters of forest land.

The Councilor for Citizen Security and the Environment of Lorca has insisted that "the burning is authorized provided that they comply with the regulations set forth in said Resolution, excluding the straw. Burns cannot be made after 2 pm or before 11 am in the morning, and always from Monday to Thursday and on the first and third Saturday of each month, nor can burns be made with wind exceeding 5 km / h.They must always be guarded by the person who performs them and can only be burned plant material Burns should be communicated to the neighboring neighbors and the Forest Coordination Center 24 hours in advance by mail or phone call, where all the personal data of the person making the burning will be recorded. June to September 30, both included, unless expressly authorized for phytosanitary reasons. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca