On the morning of this Tuesday, February 17, a fire was registered in the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico, just as the Valley of Mexico is experiencing an environmental contingency due to limited capacity to disperse pollutants. The fire broke out in pastures in the Bordo de Xochiaca area, on the Peñón Texcoco highway. The municipality of Nezahualcóyotl also decided to suspend activities. The Nezahualcóyotl city council reported that the fire is occurring on federal land, managed by the National Water Commission (Conagua). Firefighters from various corporations mobilized to the scene to control and extinguish the flames.
And the contingency continues… The Environmental Commission of the Megalopolis announced that Phase I of the atmospheric environmental contingency due to ozone will continue in the Metropolitan Zone of the Valley of Mexico. Solar radiation will be intense, and weak winds are forecast, which will favor ozone formation. The Megalopolis authority confirmed that fires were recorded in Texcoco and Nezahualcóyotl that affected air quality since dawn. Citizens were also asked to facilitate remote work, carry out procedures online, avoid the use of aerosols and solvents, and repair household gas leaks.
Vehicles with hologram 0 and 00 that have a sticker color other than pink or a license plate ending not in 7 or 8 will also be allowed to circulate. The Environmental Commission of the Megalopolis will issue a new informational bulletin today at 15:00 to update the air quality and weather conditions. The government of Mexico City reported that the fire started during the early morning, affecting the recycling processor at the final disposal center Bordo de Xochiaca. Smoke spread over neighborhoods in Nezahualcóyotl and the mayoralties of Iztacalco, Iztapalapa, Venustiano Carranza, and Benito Juárez in Mexico City. Preparatory School No. 2 'Erasmo Castellanos' of UNAM decided to suspend academic and administrative activities.
Restricted taxis will circulate from 5:00 to 10:00 to support mobility, but after that, they will be subject to the ban until 22:00. Exempt from the ban are electric and hybrid vehicles, motorcycles, emergency service units, school transport with valid verification, vehicles intended for funeral services, and those used by people with disabilities. Shower time will be limited to a maximum of five minutes.
Regarding circulation restrictions for this Tuesday, February 17, the following vehicles will suspend their transit from 5:00 to 22:00:• Private vehicles with verification hologram 2.• Private vehicles with hologram 1 whose last numerical digit is 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 0.• Private vehicles with hologram 0 and 00, pink sticker, license plate ending in 7 or 8.• Units without a verification hologram, old vehicles, demonstration units, with a tourist pass, or foreign plates.• 50% of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) delivery units to stationary tanks with a license plate ending in PAR that do not have a dry shut-off valve.
Local or federal freight vehicles will cease to circulate between 6:00 and 10:00, except those belonging to self-regulation programs. The forecast for today indicated that the air quality would be from Bad to Very Bad. Authorities recommended that the population avoid civic, cultural, recreational, and outdoor exercise activities between 13:00 and 19:00. This determination was based on the Programs for the Prevention and Response to Atmospheric Environmental Contingencies, with the aim of reducing the population's exposure to contaminated air and reducing pollutant emissions.
The Atmospheric Monitoring System of Mexico City reported that an anticyclonic influence persisted over the center of the country. It was suggested to postpone massive events and suspend activities organized by public or private institutions during that time. Official Preparatory School No. ... This phenomenon will maintain warm conditions, low humidity, and maximum temperatures between 28 and 29 Celsius.
