The Deputy Mayor for Town Planning, Infrastructure and the Environment, José Antonio Díaz, has visited Hijuela del Serrallo to learn first-hand about the damage caused by the fire that swept through the area last week.Along with him were representatives of the newly created neighborhood association of La Cartuja, Montealegre, El Serrallo and Hijuela de la Araña, chaired by Manuel Tortosa.During his visit, Díaz wanted to highlight the action of the local government, noting that "it continues with its neighbors, offering solutions and collaborating in the balance of damages to request the pertinent aid after the drama experienced by the fires".The mayor also wanted to remember that the City Council has activated the Municipal Emergency Plan to carry out extraordinary waste and debris collection services once the fire alert has ended."We have met with different owners at the beginning of this extraordinary service and with the neighborhood association to prioritize the different actions, working hand in hand, knowing their needs to revive the area as soon as possible," he remarked.In a first phase, intense cleaning, clearing, waste and debris collection is being carried out "and also the provision of water to the owners who collaborated with the firefighters in extinguishing the fire," the deputy mayor has specified.Next, the burned trees will be removed, to avoid incidents to the owners and the trucks of both the Jerez UTE concessionaire and the municipal Environment services involved in the recovery of the area.In fact, Jerez UTE is installing all the containers available to the service in the city in the area for the collection of such remains and belongings.José Antonio Díaz thanked "the neighborhood association for its collaboration, for bringing the owners together, in order to establish a common channel to deal with this drama" whose causes are still under investigation by both the Civil Guard and the National Police ."The Government of Mamen Sánchez reiterates its solidarity with the affected neighbors and neighbors. We are putting all the municipal means at their disposal", he reiteratedAs for the balance of damage, according to first impressions, "it is high in the houses, although each one has its casuistry. We have observed damage in houses in which the tool rooms, fixtures, appliances have been burned and unfortunately there has been the death of animals.Díaz acknowledges that "it is a drama that must be recovered and acted upon by offering all the means at our disposal from our competition."Manuel Tortosa, president of the Montealegre Alto, La Cartuja, El Serrallo and Hijuela de la Araña neighborhood associations, explained that "we are about 116 farms, in an area that is located at the connection between Jerez and its rural world".Likewise, he wanted to thank the Government of Mamen Sánchez "for the very generous action that we are receiving and that we appreciate for its efficiency and speed. We hope that with it we can return to normality".Likewise, the neighborhood representative wanted to make an appeal to the supply companies "to see if they are up to the City Council and resolve the situation of the 'voltage spikes' that have occurred after the fire. In the end, it does not take responsibility nobody, and there have been families who have lost their appliances. There are people here with means and others who do not. We make this appeal so that the telephone and electricity companies manage the situation at the same speed that the City Council is doing Sherry".As for the balance of damages that the association is preparing and that it is transferring to the City Council "and to its technicians, who are doing a commendable job, it is high. Not only because of the material losses, but also because of the emotional ones. There are families who have lost their animals, which also had an economic cost, but which were part of the family itself, and what was built with so much effort over the years"."We are going to try to ensure that the effort made by the City Council and the security and fire departments, through the creation of this association that includes the owners, continues so that fires of this magnitude do not occur again. In other years there have been fires, but we have solved it with our wells, but this has been of great magnitude and the wells were dry", he wanted to influence.If you have come this far and you like our work, support lavozdelsur.es, free, independent journalism in Andalusia.No comments Do you dare?I forgot my passwordDon't have an account yet?Discover all the advantages of being a member of La Voz del Sur