A forest fire broke out this afternoon on PR-853 road, Los Brillones, in the Barrazas neighborhood of Carolina. State and municipal firefighters, along with the Municipal Emergency Management Office, have contained the fire.
Units from Carolina, Canóvanas, and Fajardo were mobilized at 1:30 p.m. to extinguish the fire in a pasture near the community where six families live. As a precautionary measure, residents were evacuated, and no one has been reported affected or injured.
The causes of the fire will be investigated once it is fully extinguished. The fire is currently under control, with no reports of damage or injuries.