After a long spell of dry weather, a fire broke out on the Sierra de Bernia, close to the Costa Blanca town of Altea. The emergency services were soon on hand to fight the blaze and worked throughout the night to bring it under control, which they achieved by early light, but remained on hand in case the fire re-started. In all 2 helicopters, 4 air tractor planes and forestry brigades were used in the operation. The area where the fire occurred is luckily largely uninhabited so few properties were threatened, though 4-5 hectares were damaged by the fire, Altea itself was unaffected.