The 112 has received almost 400 calls due to the smoke from the Portugal fire that has reached the capital
The alerts have come from El Escorial, to Parla, passing through Madrid Capital and other towns
If you reside in Madrid’s communityyou have probably noticed that the sky has turned gray and overcast, as if there was a layer of pollution above our heads. But the air carried smoke and a burning smell. Are there any active fires in the region? Or does the answer lie elsewhere?
The reason why it smells like smoke in Madrid
The Madrid emergency service has received almost 400 calls from neighbors throughout the Community warning on a strong presence of smoke and burning smell, very evident also in all the neighborhoods of the capital. Buildings were out of sight for miles, and visibility on the road was reduced like morning fog.
In reality, the smell of smoke comes from a fire, but located more than 300 kilometers from Madrid in a straight line. The Serra da Estrelalocated in Portugal on its border with Salamanca, has been burning for several days (more than 15,000 hectares to date), and the strong gusts of wind that are recorded today In the Iberic Peninsule they have brought the ashes and this particular smell to the Community of Madrid and other areas of the center of the peninsula.