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Stabilized forest fire forces two housing developments into lockdown

From La Vanguardia · () Spanish

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  • Authorities ordered residents of the Can Camps and Roca-Rossa developments in Tordera, Maresme, to remain indoors because of a nearby forest fire.
  • Firefighters said they had stabilized and contained the blaze along roads and forest tracks, although it reached the outdoor patios of several homes.
  • The fire did not damage buildings and prompted the deployment of 11 ground units and two aircraft.

Civil Protection sent a mobile alert on Saturday morning ordering residents of the Can Camps and Roca-Rossa housing developments in Tordera, in the Maresme area, to remain indoors because of a nearby forest fire.

The Bombers de la Generalitat said they had stabilized the blaze and contained it along roads and forest tracks. The fire reached the outdoor patios of several homes but did not affect the buildings.

Firefighters received the alert at 10:24 a.m. for a vegetation fire near Camí Ral del Monestir. They deployed 11 ground units and two aircraft. The fire initially burned a bus before spreading to forested vegetation.

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