Fires
The "high" and "very high" risk of forest fires in Navarre
In this situation, SOS Navarra recommends avoiding any activity that could cause fires due to high temperatures.
Firefighters continue to work on the LEA fire in Vitoria, which is under control, but not extinguished
Firefighters are still pouring water into the LEA plant to put out in time the new fireworks that could be lit.
Aerial images of the fire at the LEA plant in Vitoria-Gasteiz
The big fire this afternoon is considered controlled because it is not expected to spread, but it will take "time" to extinguish it completely.
The fire has left no injuries, but two neighbourhoods have had to be confined for two hours due to intense smoke. The fire started around 1.45 p.m. and the accident could have been caused by a tanker truck transporting chemicals to the company.
"There have been six or seven explosions, but one has been very large and has shaken the whole building."
The residents of the neighborhoods of Abetxuko and Arriaga do not yet know when they will be able to return to their homes. The City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz has announced the transfer to the Arriaga Civic Center of a number of evacuees in the portals of Aramangelu Street, near the scene of the accident.
LEA worker: "We're in shock and we don't know what's going to happen to our jobs."
Ana Esther Conde, who has been working at the Lascaray-LEA company for almost 20 years, told EITB Media that at 1.30 p.m. the fire alarm started to ring and they had to leave the building running. "When we got out, we saw the flame and we were scared," she added.
The Provincial Council of Bizkaia has conducted a forest fire simulation in Arbaltzaga
The Provincial Council of Bizkaia has conducted a forest fire drill around Arbaltzaga to improve the training, coordination and response capacity of the teams that make up the Forest Fire Emergency Plan (INFOBI).
A fire broke out at the Lea factory in Vitoria-Gasteiz, causing a huge column of smoke
All the companies at the Gamarra Industrial Estate have been evacuated and no injuries have been reported. The Department of Safety and Security has asked citizens to stay away and keep their windows closed.
A fire broke out at the Lea factory, and smoke could be seen from all over the Alavesa capital
A major fire broke out at the Lea factory in Vitoria-Gasteiz and can be seen from all over the Alavesa capital. The workers have left the factory, where the firefighters are. They are working to prevent the fire from reaching the oxygen tank in the factory. The Department of Safety has recommended that the residents of the area leave the windows closed.