The fire declared this Thursday night in a chemical company in the Valencian municipality of Potries, which forced residents to ask for confinement in their homes, is now under control, as reported by the Valencia provincial fire brigade consortium..

Nine fire crews, three command units and an air supply vehicle to refuel the firefighters' breathing equipment worked tonight to extinguish the fire, which was considered under control at 6:18 a.m..

The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has also reported the opening to traffic, from 05:55 a.m., of the CV-680 highway, which had been affected in several sections by the smoke and dust generated by the fire..

The fire broke out around eight-thirty in the afternoon this Thursday and fire units from the Gandia, Oliva, Alzira, Ontinyent and Catarroja parks, as well as a CICU ambulance, were sent to the area as a precaution, without any proof of personal injury.

As a precaution, two buildings near the fire area were evacuated and the residents of the rest of the town were recommended to close doors and windows, given the amount of smoke generated by the fire.. Thus, Emergencies have reported that the preventive confinement has been lifted in the municipalities of Potries and Villalonga and that residents can now return to their homes..

The Emergency Coordination Center of the Generalitat Valenciana activated situation 1 of the PTECV Territorial Emergency Plan and an Advanced Command Post (PMA) was established in the area.