On the wall is a beach of the same name where surf can be made and In recent years he has charged boom as a tourist destination.
Derived from the fire, which began on Saturday afternoon, March 8, eight homes record severe damage, affecting 25 people, 20 affected commercial premises are also reported, according to the preliminary data of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED).
Among the affected businesses are restaurants, hotels and ranches.
In the area are specialized equipment performing the evaluation of damage and analysis of needs (EDAN), to manage the response to the emergency, in addition to determining the magnitude of the impact.
The fire was controlled on Saturday night, with the support of volunteer firefighters, the Municipality of San José, several sugar mills, and the army among other institutions.
Of the volunteer firefighters, 1 motobomba and 4 elements of San José were sent; 1 Motobomba and 4 elements of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa.
In addition, 1 Motobomba of the local community; 2 Motobombs and 6 elements of the Port Company Quetzal (EPQ),
The mills Magdalena, Santa Ana, San Diego, and Pantaleón, mobilized several motobombs to the place, and said that all teams had trained personnel for fire control.
Fire of great proportions consume local and real estate on the wall, sipacate, escuintla
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Meanwhile, the Guatemala’s army deployed a humanitarian brigade, transferred by air to the affected area and used the system Bambi Bucketa mechanism that allows large amounts of water to be launched from the air to suffocate the flames, it was reported.
According to the official sites of El Paredón, as a tourist destination, they report that it is a surf beach and that it has become a tourist reference in Guatemala that receives hundreds of local and foreign tourists seek to practice the different activities offered as surfing, tasting of the gastronomy of the place, performing fishing tours and visiting the mangrove, or swimming in the mangrove.
It consists of around 15 blocks where there are several businesses such as hotels, restaurants and shops, among others.