The Mayor’s Office of Naguanagua announced the preventive closure of the Cerro El Café Municipal Park, due to the forest fire that has been recorded since Monday, January 5, in the area.
Mayor Elizabeth Niño accompanied by Biannit Rosendo, president of the Integrated Emergency System of Civil Protection and Firefighters of Carabobo, asked residents to be aware of the situation.
He indicated that statistics show that more than 90% of fires in the area are arson.
«Since yesterday (Monday) we have had a fairly strong forest fire. We ask the neighbors to be part of the solution so that we can control the situation, understanding that it affects all of us who live around us,” he expressed.
He highlighted that the security forces are working to mitigate the flames despite the strong breeze that is registered in the municipality and avoid further damage.
In that sense, he urged the community to report in time any irregular situation that represents a risk to the public health of the inhabitants of the municipality.
“As I have always told you, this is everyone’s job,” he said.
Officials from the Integrated Emergency System of Civil Protection and Carabobo Firefighters are deployed in Cerro El Café in direct combat and extinction of the fire through specialized techniques for the control and suffocation of the flames.
Through its social networks, the Institute asked the population not to approach the affected area to avoid actions that generate new outbreaks.
