This Tuesday, residents of the Tlalpan mayor’s office reported through social networks a fire in the Pedregal Ecological Reserve, located in this demarcation of Mexico City.

Faced with this situation, the Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection (SGIRPC) reported that the incident was due to a grass fire in the Fuentes del Pedregal neighborhood, near the TV Azteca facilities.

Likewise, it was pointed out that firefighters from Mexico City, together with the SGIRPC and the Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection Units (UGIRPC) were already in place to extinguish the fire.

After a few hours controlling the fire, the Mexico City Firefighters shared from their personal Twitter account that they had controlled the fire almost entirely

CdMx firefighters report that at the moment 90% of the fire has been extinguished, we continue working in the place in coordination with brigadistas from #CORENADR and @SGIRPC_CDMX

Although they had announced that it was controlled, people mentioned that it was a lie (Photo: Twitter @SGIRPC_CDMX)

Although they had announced that it was controlled, people mentioned that it was a lie.

However, before the publication issued, social media users mentioned that the information was a lie, as the intensity of the fire was still quite alarming and continued to expand.

“It is not how we are living it; water pipes are being purchased to support, we need help”, Highlighted an Internet user who recorded images of the area in very bad condition.

In this sense, some others reported to the C5 of Mexico City that the fire continued in the Pemex Unit and was approaching the departmental buildings.

@ C5_CDMX the fire continues in the Pemex Unit and is getting closer and closer to the apartment buildings. @Fomberos_CDMX @TlalpanAl We request URGENT support

Because of this, the SGIRPC recently specified that it was continuing with the maneuvers to control the fire and deepened that he had the support of pipes from two other municipalities from the capital of the country to be able to permanently extinguish the fire.

“We continue coordinating efforts with @Bomberos_CDMX, @SacmexCDMX, #CORENADR, #CONAFOR, Grupo Cóndor; for fighting the fire that is registered in Col. Fuentes del Pedregal @TlalpanAl. It is supported by pipes of @ALaMagdalenaC and @Alc_Iztapalapa #TrabajandoJuntos,” said the institution.

The CDMX has reported a large number of fires due to high temperatures and droughts (Photo: Twitter @MarycarmenLamas)

CDMX has reported a large number of fires due to high temperatures and droughts.

It should be remembered that hot season in Mexico It generated a fire in the GAM on March 25 in the central area of ​​Cerro del Chiquihuite.

Around 8:00 p.m., the environmental institution published the detection of the incident on its social networks, and announced the dispatch of brigade members from the Natural Resources Commission (CORENADR).

“#AlMomento: It is reported #Forestfire in the Cerro del Chiquihuite area, Mayor Gustavo A. Madero. Brigadistas of our #CORENADR come to the place”, they wrote.

Later, at 8:30 p.m., SEDEMA assured that the flames had reached the limits between CDMX and the State of Mexico, but it was kept under control and they would begin with the work of liquidating the fire.

“#AlMomento: Brigades of our #DGSANPAVA and #CORENADR fight a #Forestal Fire in the Tlapexco and San Martín places, between the limits of the State of Mexico and Mexico City, is currently under control and liquidation work is carried out”, the secretariat wrote from its Twitter account.

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