US EditionAn uncontrolled wildfire sends a cloud of smoke over Spain’s capital
COMMUNITY OF MADRID, SPAIN, JUL 17 – More than 150 firefighters battle a rapidly spreading blaze fueled by 39°C heat and strong winds, with officials warning residents to stay indoors and wear masks due to ashfall.
- A wildfire outside Madrid caused a significant cloud of smoke to cover the capital on Thursday, prompting local authorities to recommend residents stay home and close their windows.
- The fire in M�ntrida burned approximately 3,000 hectares by late evening.
- More than 150 firefighters were engaged in firefighting efforts, with firefighters working to extinguish it since around 3 PM.
- Scientists indicated that climate change is increasing the risks of intense heat and wildfires, with Europe experiencing warming at twice the global average since the 1980s.
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Heat, drought, and strong winds: Forest fires have broken out again in Spain and France – including near the cities of Madrid and Marseille. A forest fire had just been extinguished near France's second-largest city.
·Hamburg, Germany
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Strong gusts of wind expected during the day this Friday could "complicate" the work of the firefighters, however warned the Spanish authorities.
·Paris, France
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A giant cloud of acrid smoke, caused by a forest fire, covered Madrid on Thursday.
·Montreal, Canada
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