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Toxic Cloud in Spain by fire in tire dump
A huge fire originated Friday in a huge illegal tire dump about 50 km Madrid , Spain , the country’s largest according to the press, causing a thick column of black smoke toxic said an official source.
the government of the region of Castilla-La Mancha (center) launched an emergency plan in the province of Toledo, where this landfill denounced by environmentalists, between the municipalities of Valdemoro and Seseña.
fire “has produced a toxic cloud that could affect a part of the population of the town of Toledo Seseña” , 20,000 inhabitants, warned the regional government said in a statement.
the authorities mobilized firefighters Madrid , Toledo and helicopters.
“The facility is now affected about one-fifth. There are many thousands of tons that are accumulated, “said Luis Villarroel, head of firefighters Madrid, in a video posted on Twitter by this body.
It recommends neighbors close doors and windows and try to expose as little as possible to the smoke.
the alert came at 01.20 am, said a spokesman for the emergency services AFP. “there are not affected” by the fire, he added.
weir appeared in 1990 and has not stopped growing since. in 2003 he was declared illegal but no solution to get rid of the tires piled up on nearly 10 hectares was found, the area of 14 football fields.
for years, environmentalists denounce risks . contamination of this landfill
AFP
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