Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — Playa del Carmen firemen were assisted Friday in fighting a fire with help from the municipal SSC. The Secretary of Citizen Security (SSC) of Playa del Carmen aided the ground battle with flyovers of a brush fire.
According to authorities, citizens reported the large fire after seeing thick black smoke rising from inside a fenced property. At the scene south of the city, firefighters were greeted by a fast moving brush fire.
The fire was located on a property across the street from the Lázaro Cárdenas del Río taxi drivers’ union Friday afternoon. Authorities did not provide a cause for the blaze, but did say it was put out without incident and that there were no injures caused.
“Thanks to a prompt citizen call and surveillance overflights by the Playa del Carmen Citizen Security Service’s Albatross helicopter, a fire was detected in a patch of brush south of Playa del Carmen.
“The fire occurred on a property located across the street from the Lázaro Cárdenas del Río taxi drivers’ union, where emergency protocols were activated to prevent further damage.
“This event reaffirms the operational importance of the Citizen Security Secretariat’s Albatross helicopter, a key tool that allows for rapid response to emergencies, monitoring hard-to-reach areas, and safeguarding the population.
“We continue working, from the air and on the ground, for the safety of Playa del Carmen. Serve and Protect!” the SSC of Playa del Carmen said.
