6 hours agoFire causes trouble for Spain, a serious situation in Madrid
Periskopi(10 months ago)
(10 months ago)Extreme heat and strong winds in Spain caused fire Monday evening, while a fire driven by strong winds during the recent heat wave in Europe burned several houses and forced thousands to flee. At least 180 persons were evacuated overnight by Tres Cantos, a wealthy suburb [...]
At least 180 people were evacuated overnight by Tres Cantos, a rich suburb in northeastern Madrid, as fires destroyed houses and agricultural land.
A man who was sent by helicopter to the La Paz hospital after suffering burns at 98 per cent of his body died later, the Madrid community said this morning.
In a short period of time, the fire engulfed 1,000 hectares of land, destroying a cavalry centre and drowning 27 horses.
Kings College, a prestigious British private school, is also understood to have suffered some damage, and a donkey shelter was burned.
Because of the speed of the winds, the flames spread quickly and reached Norman pharmaceutical labs, where explosions were reportedly heard.
“in just 40 minutes, the fire advanced six kilometers”, Madrid's regional environmental chief, Carlos Novilo, told reporters.
The fire then spread to the rich suburbs of Fuente del Fresno and Soto de Viñuelas, where residents remained at night alert.
Social media images showed how flames spread through forest areas, and dense smoke rose to the sky.
Other videos showed how strong winds pushed the flames through the fields, while fire services rushed to control the fire reports Telegrafi, broadcast Periscope.
Firefighters managed to control fire near the Spanish capital by Tuesday morning thanks to favourable conditions at night, regional authorities said.
Somewhere else in Spain, fires caused by high temperatures in the country's north triggered the evacuation of hundreds of people near a national park listed by the U. NESTO.
About 800 people were told to flee their homes in half a dozen villages north of Castile region and Leon, where several fires were erupting.
The residents of the city of Congo were spraying houses, trees, and sidewalks with their garden pipes to avoid flames that consumed at least two buildings, while police told them to prepare for evacuation.
Smoke was too heavy to be placed by fire planes. There are already some houses that are burned down, we don't know what to do anymore. We are completely vulnerable and abandoned”, said Congo resident Evangelina Peral Delgado, 70. /Periscope/
