For several days, there was speculation about the possible suspension, cancellation or delay of the Valencia Fallas of 2024. The reason, the serious fire in an apartment block in the Valencian neighborhood of Campanar, in which about a dozen people died. Finally, the Fallera Central Board (JCF) agreed to continue with the festivities, although changing, for example, the date of the Crida. In it Valencia Fallas program You can see how, as always, mascletàs are celebrated daily in the Town Hall square; Now, the first one will be different and special, because will remember and honor the victims of the firewith a minute of silence before starting.

The Valencian City Council has confirmed that the show, which is carried out by Pirotecnia Peñarroja, will not have a prior musical setting, as a “show of respect” to the victims, their families and the rest of those affected by the fire. If, as a general rule, the mascletàs take place at 2:00 p.m., shortly before this time a voice-over will give way to a minute of silence. At the end, the Fallera Mayor of Valencia, María Estela Arlandis, will give the pyrotechnician the order for this mascletà to begin, with the traditional popularly known phrase: “Senyor pirotècnic, potençar la mascletà!” (“Mr. pyrotechnician, the mascletà can begin”).

This show is the first massive fallero event held in Valencia after the Campanar fire, given that those planned for last weekend were suspended after the event and following the official mourning decreed by the council. Among them was the Crida, the act with which the Fallas start and in which its highest representatives call from the Torres de Serranos to participate in them. This event and all those planned for the day in which it takes place, the last weekend of February, will take place on Sunday, March 3.

Also in La Crida there will be a “gesture of affection” towards those who died in the Campanar fire and towards the people who have lost their home in this incident, as announced this Wednesday by the mayor of València, María José Catalá. “La Crida will have elements of allusion, respect and affection to the victims“said the municipal official after officially knowing that this event to kick off the festivities will take place next Sunday.

From Pirotecnia Peñarroja, its owner, Pepe Nebot, has assured, in statements to Europa Press, his desire to remember with the mascletà this Friday to the people who have lost their lives and their homes in last week’s fire. Thus, he commented that he would like there to be a minute of silence, as the City Council has finally determined, and has advanced your intention to bring a bouquet of flowers in honor of the victims to show it before the shot and deposit it in front of the gate of the fence that closes the ‘mascletaes’ enclosure.

Shooting will begin with a thunder phase and will continue with twelve phases of classical structure. It will have three air stops at the beginning, to continue with six air-land fire retentions, and a ground end or earthquake, to end with a strong aerial bombardment that leads to a “resolute, closed and forceful” end, the pyrotechnics have been detailed in a statement.