The Portbou fire devastates more than 430 hectares and has forced the confinement of several towns
The investigation does not indicate” that the fire originated from a natural phenomenon
The Generalitat Firefighters work with 98 crews
The Ministry of the Interior of the Generalitat has gotten up This Saturday at 8:00 p.m. lockdown in the municipalities of Portbou, Cholera and the urbanizations of Llançà (Girona) due to the fire that started this Friday.
Civil Protection has sent a alert al telephone of the neighbors of the affected areas warning of the end of the confinement, according to a tweet collected by Europa Press.
“The lifting of the lockdown but with restrictions, neighbors, sporadic residents, tourists, workers and naturally also emergency services will be able to access,” the Minister of the Interior, Joan Ignasi Elena, told the media.
The research does not point that the fire originated from a freak natural
The investigation“in phase initial“, has made it possible to determine that the fire originated in an area near a campsite and now focuses on finding the exact point.
Los Bombers of the Generalitat work with 98 endowments, six of them aerial, in the Portbou (Girona) fire that has been burning in the area since Friday afternoon.
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2023-08-05 12:42:39
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