The Badajoz fire is stabilized and level 1 is deactivated
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The Badajoz fire is stabilized and level 1 is deactivated

El Periódico Mediterráneo - General10 September 2026 at 15:09

The wildfire that affected Benquerencia de la Serena, in the province of Badajoz, was stabilized and level 1 of danger was deactivated by the Forest Fire Fighting Plan of Extremadura (Infoex). The deactivation occurred at 3:10 PM.

The level 1 danger rating had been declared the previous Thursday due to the severity of the situation. The decision to deactivate this level indicates that the fire no longer represented a significant risk to the population or to property.

Infoex is the organization responsible for managing and coordinating actions to combat wildfires in the autonomous community of Extremadura, the region where Benquerencia de la Serena is located.

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