Fires
A major fire has destroyed the historic infrastructure of the Grand Canyon of Colorado
A forest fire has destroyed a historic shelter in the Grand Canyon in 1928 and some 80 infrastructure in Arizona. Governor Katie Hobbs has called for an investigation into control of the disaster by the U.S. federal government.
The Paüls fire is still active and the confinement will continue until this afternoon
So far, the fire has burned about 3,200 hectares, of which about 1,125 are inside the Els Ports Natural Park. Yesterday, the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, said that "if all goes well" the fire could be stabilized today.
They're investigating whether the fire at a Bayonne Vocational Training Center was intentional
A major fire at a Bayonne Vocational Training Centre at noon has left four people injured, 45 firefighters have had difficulty extinguishing the fire and 200 people have been evacuated.
Management doesn't rule out someone intentionally lighting the fire and the investigation is open.
The fire in Pause, Tarragona, threatens a natural area of high ecological value
This is the second major summer fire in Catalonia, and the situation is really complicated. The fire is progressing uncontrollably, driven by strong winds, and there are 18,000 people in nine villages confined.
Marseille Airport has been closed and confined to the north of the city and several villages due to fire
The strong wind, temperatures above 30 degrees and the dryness of vegetation, especially after last week's heat wave, make the work of firefighters very difficult.
The man injured in a fire in Arrasate dies
A person has been injured in a fire in a residential building in Arrasate
The fire started around 23:30 in the basement of a housing building on San Josepe Street. At first four portals had to be evacuated, but the residents of three portals were able to return home during the night.
more than 5,000 people have been evicted as a result of a fire on the Greek island of Crete
According to Nectarios Papadakis, deputy mayor of the municipality of Ierapetra, several houses in the area have been burned down by flames. "We have suffered significant damage," said Papadakis. He added that the fires have also burned forests and olive fields.
A great fire has destroyed Lleida. What is a sixth generation fire?
A fire with an unprecedented rate of spread in Catalonia has killed two people
Yesterday's violent "sixth generation" forest fire in Lleida has left two dead and unprecedented records in Catalonia: a 17-kilometre pyrocluster and an expansion speed of 28 kilometres per hour that soon burned 5,300 hectares.
5,000 square meters have been burned in a cereal field in Gerendiain as a result of a fire
The fire appears to have originated when a tractor and a packing machine were set on fire. The Navarre firefighters have been working and, with the help of farmers in the area, have put out the hot spots.
The LEA/LEA company has proposed a temporary employment regulation affecting 100 workers
The company has 120 employees. The management has held a meeting with workers' representatives, who have been sent a proposal for a temporary ERTE after the fire destroyed almost the entire plant. The management has said that the works council has maintained a "very understanding" attitude.
LEA officials are working to rebuild facilities already burned by fire
LEA workers expect to meet with the company later this week to learn more about its future. The LEA management is meeting today with a labor lawyer and the labor inspectorate.
The Provincial Council of Álava is also working to make it easier for the LEA/AVC to move forward as far as possible.
You can still see the smoke footprint of Friday's fire at the Lea-Lascaray company in Vitoria
On thedoorstep of the Lea-Lascaray company in Vitoria-Gasteiz, this is the image of today. You canstill see the smoke trail from Friday's fatal fire. The flames are under control, but still not completely extinguished.
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).