Forest fire smoke blankets Guadalajara
Smoke from the Primavera Forest fire spread out over the Guadalajara metropolitan area Tuesday evening, presenting health issues for many city dwellers.
Smoke from the Primavera Forest fire spread out over the Guadalajara metropolitan area Tuesday evening, presenting health issues for many city dwellers.
More than 350 firefighters are battling around the clock to extinguish a fierce blaze in the Primavera Forest that has been raging for more than 72 hours.
More than 250 emergency workers from several agencies are battling to extinguish a fierce blaze raging in the Primavera Forest on the western fringe of the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
10 a.m. Procession from Calle Aldama and Calzada Independencia, following the path of the ten explosions, where ten bronze placards have been placed.
The question of pipeline safety is still a pertinent one, as recent events in Jalisco have proven. Last week, an explosion in La Villita in the municipality of Tala caused a 50-meter-high fireball, with the subsequent flames burning for eight hours.
Some 800,000 visitors spent time in metropolitan Guadalajara during Easter Week this year, according to the Jalisco Department of Tourism. Hotel occupancy in the metro area reached 44 percent, up from 42 percent for the same period last year. In Puerto Vallarta, occupancy rates rose to 83 percent, up from 78 percent last year.