A wildfire burned more than a thousand hectares of grassland and forests in the Spanish region of Odena, about 64 kilometers from Barcelona, reported today the authorities.
Flames was forced to evacuate 400 people from three villages in the area, officials recorded by 20minutos.es said today.
In addition, from his Twitter account, the overall fire department reported that Catalonia already 1250 hectares affected by fire.
In total, reported some 150 endowments, including land and air, continued fighting the flames, unable to control the fire, which is still active because the area is affected by the most severe drought of the past five years. According to the authorities, for the moment there was not no victims.
Meanwhile, the daily El Pais reported Tuesday that authorities have already identified the responsible for starting the fire. This is a man of 59, who have generated the flames while handling a straw grinder machine.
The man has already been charged for the crime of forest fire and said yesterday twice. Sources cited by the means indicated that, for these statements, there were several contradictions. .
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