Firefighters battle forest blaze in central Spain
by Stephen Burgen in Barcelona from Environment | The Guardian on (#4J7N3)
With 38C forecast, emergency services work to contain fire in Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid region
Firefighters in central Spain are battling strong winds and high temperatures as they struggle to control a fire that has already destroyed over 5,000 acres in the provinces of Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid.
The fire broke out in Almorox near Toledo on Friday just as the one in Tarragona province in north-east Spain was brought under control, having reduced some 15,000 acres of woodland to ashes.
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