Catalunya on fire: Inferno in every province
Friday, June 5, 2015 @ 5:39 PM
FIREFIGHTERS are working round the clock on huge infernos in every province of Catalunya and are fighting hard to keep the flames away from residential areas.
A wildfire in Esparreguera (Barcelona province) is sweeping towards an industrial estate, and a nearby school was evacuated yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.
Also in the Barcelona province, this time in Sant Boi de Llobregat, four hydroplanes and nine fire engines are on site beating back flames spreading rapidly towards the Can Carreras urbanisation after being called out at around lunchtime yesterday.
Residential complexes are not said to be under threat by the blaze in Caldes de Malavella (Girona province) to the north of the province of Barcelona and inland from the Costa Brava - it started in the D'En Gimferrer forest close to the N-II highway at kilometre 698.5 at just after 14.00hrs, but by 18.15hrs emergency services reported that it was under control, albeit not out.
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