Lightning causes a major fire in Benicàssim, in the area of the Desert de les Palmes

The forest fire declared on Friday afternoon in Benicàssim (La Plana Alta) continues to be active and there are already 130 effective - between air and land - who are working on extinguishing tasks, according to the latest update provided by the Emergency Coordination Center. The fire started around 18.43 hours due to lightning that has fallen in a hard-to-reach area near the Montornés urbanization and the Desert de les Palmes. To try to stop th…