The mayor of La Granja d’Escarp, Manel Soler, assures that the fire has been declared two kilometers from an area where an “illegal party” was held.
about thirty endowments of the Fire Brigade of the Generalitat They are working this Saturday afternoon to put out a fire between La Granja d’Escarp (Lleida) and Mequinenza (Zaragoza). The fire has forced the A-2414 road to be cut, as indicated by the Government of Aragon.
The fire started in Mequinenza and crossed the river due to from the strong wind until reaching La Granja d’Escarp. The Firefighters have received the notice at 4:11 p.m. and are now working to extinguish it together with the Aragon Firefighters, the body has reported in a tweet collected by Europa Press.
The mayor of La Granja d’Escarp, Manel Soler, explained in statements to Catalunya Ràdio collected by Europa Press that the strong wind in the areawhich is difficult to access, is “making it difficult” for firefighters.
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Soler added that the fire broke out two kilometers from an area where an “illegal party” was heldalthough he has assured that the Firefighters still do not know the origin of the fire.
“We worked intensely, together with the Aragon Fire Brigade, in the tasks of extinction of the fire between the Granja d’Escarp and Mequinensa. Intense wind blows in the area, with strong gusts that prevent the action of air resources”The Bombers have written on Twitter.