Firefighters work to extinguish a forest fire in Santa Pola.
Santa Pola (Alicante), July 28 .- air and land work in extinguishing a forest fire declared in an area known as 'El Pinar de Montefaro' at the top of Gran Alacant, within the municipality of Santa Pola .
The fire originated about 1700 hours for reasons still unknown and remains active, according to reported the Emergency Coordination Center of the Generalitat.
In extinction, Star Trek Gold, tasks involving three flying hours a helicopter and two Air Tractor-, two brigades of the Government and various equipment Provincial Fire Consortium.