In the wake of five forest fires on land of the El Veladero National Parkthe Secretary of Education of Guerrero confirmed the suspension of classes for preschool and primary education students of public institutions, planned for both shifts in the municipalities of Acapulco and Coyuca de Benítez in order to reduce potential health risks.
In AcapulcoAccording to the person in charge of the Fire Department’s dispatch, Raúl Noyola Rocha, they accumulated five active firesone of them in the El Veladero National Park, one more in the Generación 2000 neighborhood, another in the María de O neighborhood, added to a forest fire in the Loma Larga neighborhood and another in the Las Plazuelas neighborhood.
To the measure of suspension of classes for both shifts in preschool and primary education schools, the suspension of classes at the Autonomous University of Guerrero for the central region of the entity.
According to information from the Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection, this Thursday they joined the tasks of fire fighting elements of the Secretary of the Navy, supported by a helicopter to carry out water discharges on these incidents.
In addition, they reported that during this Thursday the number of combatants with personnel from the Secretariat of National Defense multiplied, as well as brigades from the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas and also from the National Forestry Commission.
These crews joined the elements of the Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection Guerrero, which since Thursday have been working jointly with the elements of the General Coordination of Civil Protection and Firefighters of Acapulco and the National Guard.
At midday this Thursday, April 25, the head of the state executive, Evelyn Salgado, reported that the El Veladero Park fire is 65% controlled, and announced the installation of a command post to attend to forest fires in the Vicente Suárez Sports Unit, located on Ruíz Cortines Avenue.
