Overview
- Environmental officials now report the fire is 100% controlled and 95% liquidated, with crews staying on watch to secure the perimeter.
- The blaze charred about 268 hectares inside the Mesa de Tzitzio Natural Protected Area in the municipality of Tzitzio.
- The Mexican Army and National Guard activated Plan DN-III-E, the military’s disaster response protocol used for large emergencies.
- An interagency force of about 118 personnel from state and federal forestry units worked with volunteers, and an SSP helicopter carried out eight water drops.
- Civil protection advised residents to avoid the burned zone as municipal authorities take over patrols and follow-up to ensure full extinguishment and start damage assessment.