The fire in the Alicante mountains of Tàrbena, which also affects the municipality of Parcent, is still active, after burning nearly 580 hectares. The burning of agricultural stubble is the first hypothesis that the investigation considers as the cause of the fire.
Three firefighters have been slightly injured during the night: one with a blow to the head, another to the back and a third with an injury that has not been specified but is not serious. The conditions of the terrain and the intensity of the flames have forced the security of the troops to take extreme measures. The flames have spread especially through the Serra del Ferrer and the Penya del Coll de Rates, a very unpopulated area of great scenic beauty, a common destination for hikers. The first major fire of the year in the Valencian Community, which at the end of March 2023 suffered a devastating fire, which devastated almost 5,000 hectares of the mountainous interior of Castellón, above all, and also Teruel.