Light fire without control in the Catalan regions of Segarra, La Nogur and Urgella, in Llade. Firefighters carry more than 1800 hectares of calcified, mainly agricultural and developed “out of extinction”, firefighters said. The flame caused a large 14 -kilometer black smoke column, which was never seen in Catalonia.
The Civil Protection Service requested the conclusion of nine municipalities: Vilanova de la is the island, Artes de Segre, Ponts, Kabanabon, Oliola, Gisson, Sayauja and Torrefet, I Floryach and Agramunt (Urgell). The flame began in a torrefet a few minutes after 5:00 pm. This day, but in the same region three hours before another fire was announced, which was revived during the day.
Both fires were aggravated by a strong wind, which comes from summer storms created in the Pallars mountains as a result of high temperatures. Although it rains in some parts of the fires, winds above 90 kilometers per hour cause “unstable” behavior in fires, firefighters Generalitat explained.
Firefighters added that poor voting conditions and unstable flame behavior make “constantly recalculating” extinction strategy to protect the security of troops in the territory of more than 2000 hectares.
To protect the population from flame and a large column of smoke, which formed Pyrocumulus at 14,000 meters of height, the phenomenon of measurements that have never been observed in Catalonia, 25,512 hectares and nine municipalities.
Torrefeta has 33 ground vehicles, 10 air funds of command and extinction and 102 troops. 15 donations are intended in the fire of Sanae, of which 2 air, one of the command and bomber, with 48 troops.
As for the participation of mobility, the Catalan Road Service reports that traffic in L-313 was reduced in both directions between Ponts and Guissona, between kilometers of 4 and 20.
According to preliminary data from the corps of rural agents, the fire initiated in the Torrefeta and Florejacs municipality affects the approximate area of 1807 hectares, mainly agricultural lands. Municipalities with a burned surface: Torrefeta and Florejacs (Segarra), Vilanova de -Aud (Nogura), Kabanabon (Nogur) and Oliol (Noguer).
Almost the entire affected surface is within the protected natural space, Valls del Sió-Lobregós, the area of high natural and landscape value. The corps of the rural agent activated the research protocols to determine the origin of the fire and coordinate the influence on the natural protected values of the space.
