Firefighters are working to extinguish a forest fire at Punta del Capelló near Tivenys.
According to the latest reports, 130 hectares have been burned and the fire is not yet under control.
51 vehicles and 16 aircraft are working to tackle the fire which is an inaccessible zone. It began yesterday afternoon.
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Below is this morning’s press release from the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Els Bombers de la Generalitat, helitransportats ahir en rebre l’avís de l’incendi, han estat treballant durant les darreres hores amb eines manuals per tal d’intentar estabilitzar aquest foc que crema des d’ahir a la tarda a la zona de la Punta del Capelló a Tivenys.
Segons les darreres informacions, l’incendi continua actiu. El flanc dret, ha progressat obrint-se cap el Barranc de les Calobres i el flanc esquerre, ha propagat cap a una zona de barrancs pel Mas de Manolo. Fins ara, el foc hauria afectat una superfície d’unes 80 hectàrees de vegetació forestal.
Al lloc, treballen una quarantena de dotacions terrestres dels Bombers de la Generalitat que, en aquests moments, fan relleu de personal i que, des de primera hora del matí, compten també amb el suport dels mitjans aeris que s’aniran incorporant progressivament.
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