Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames after more than 15 hours of work, with strong winds that made extinguishing tasks difficult.
After more than 15 hours of effort, the Firefighters of the Generalitat This Friday afternoon, they managed to stabilize the Cabacés forest fire, which devastated more than 107 hectares. This fire broke out simultaneously with the one declared in Porreraboth in the region of Priorat (Tarragona). In the absence of a conclusion to the investigation, everything indicates that there was a power line failure, as reported by rural agents. Yesterday, after the flames broke out, some 1,400 subscribers in the neighborhood were left without power for several hours, and the smoke also forced dozens of neighbors into temporary confinement.
The strong gusts of wind made the work of the rescue services difficult, who also this Friday, although in the morning, managed to stabilise the fire that affected Porrera.
After what happened, the CUP submitted a series of questions to the Interior Ministry in Parliament, asking to know the number of forest fires caused by “poor condition” power lines since January 1, 2000 to the present day.
In the document filed in the House, the anti-system demands information on the number of incidents or notices of power lines in poor condition filed by the Rural Agents, explaining the population and the electricity company, as well as the number of complaints that have been filed. resulted in sanctions.
In a statement, MP Laia Estrada assured that large electricity companies “prefer to pay a penalty rather than invest in the good condition of these infrastructures” and requested the promotion of a public energy company to take charge of the production, marketing and distribution of light.
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