Firefighters have managed to control a forest fire in Paüls, in Baix Ebre, where they continue to work with a dozen crews to extinguish it. The alert was received a few minutes before eleven this Thursday morning. Among the activated crews are members of the Forest Action Group (GRAF) and the Forest Active Prevention Team (EPAF), as well as a water-dropping helicopter.

Firefighters from the Generalitat (Catalan government) rescued the four minors trapped when the old Esparreguera Hospital collapsed in the Baix Llobregat region. The emergency call came in at 6:06 p.m., and within a short time, firefighters had rescued two of the teenagers inside the building. Two hours later, they were able to rescue the remaining two minors. The first two rescued minors were seriously injured and were taken to the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Esplugues with multiple fractures. The last two teenagers extracted from the building—who remained conscious and in contact with emergency services throughout the ordeal—were taken to the Martorell Hospital in stable condition.

Up to nine people have been hospitalized and another eighty injured due to the windstorm that paralyzed Catalonia this Thursday. The gusts of wind brought by the storm Niles Winds have exceeded 100 kilometers per hour in many areas, especially in the Barcelona region. After the worst of the storm, the Catalan government lifted the travel restrictions it had imposed throughout Catalonia, but continues to urge caution, and educational and university activities will remain suspended until nightfall. Non-urgent healthcare services were also suspended on Thursday. Despite criticism regarding the scope of these restrictions, the Catalan government maintains that they were "appropriate and correct" and that they helped reduce risks. The still-provisional tally of the storm's impact exceeds 3,400 fire department calls for wind-related incidents. Furthermore, the strong winds further disrupted public transportation, and also affected infrastructure such as El Prat Airport, leaving some areas without power. Regarding personal injuries, 86 people required medical assistance during the day due to wind-related incidents, according to the Medical Emergency System (SEM). Thirty-four people had to be taken to health centers, and eleven of the injured were treated in the Catalan capital. The most serious injuries affected the nine people who had to be hospitalized. The Catalan Health Department specified that two are in critical condition: a 46-year-old woman admitted to Vall d'Hebron Hospital after part of a roof collapsed on her in an industrial building, and a 22-year-old man admitted to Bellvitge Hospital after being struck by a falling tree. The young man is a Civil Protection volunteer, as is another man, 23 years old, who was also seriously injured and is now hospitalized at Bellvitge.

A woman was critically injured this Saturday at midday when a lamppost fell in Sabadell, according to reports from Civil Protection, the Generalitat Fire Department, and the SEM (Emergency Medical Service). The incident occurred on the promenade between Plaza Mayor and Calle del Pedregar, very close to the city hall. Rescue teams received the call at 12:39 PM. All indications are that this part of the streetlight fell as a result of... the severe stormsWhen the lamppost fell, it also caused minor injuries to a man. Both injured parties were taken to Parc Taulí Hospital in Sabadell by the Medical Emergency System (SEM), which dispatched three ambulances. Four fire crews from the Generalitat Fire Department worked to remove the fallen lamppost from the middle of the street and sealed off the electrical wiring to prevent further incidents.

The ground shook, and the tremor spread through walls and ceilings. Houses were reduced to rubble, and some of their inhabitants were buried under mountains of sand and stones. The epicenter of the earthquake was in northern Pakistan, a rugged territory of steep peaks where the scars of warring militias are part of the landscape. The first team to reach one of the affected areas was a group of Turkish rescuers, sent to provide aid where the Pakistani authorities could not reach. They set up camp, and the initial reports were difficult: there were victims trapped in the rubble. International regulations, established by the United Nations, stipulate that the first rescuers to arrive at a location were responsible for directing the operation and coordinating the teams from other countries as they arrived. A group of Catalans arrived, made up of firefighters from both the Generalitat and Barcelona. "Hello, how can we help?" one of them asked. He speaks in Catalan despite being in Pakistan and addressing a group of Turks.Sorry“?” the Turk replies. The Catalan smiles and switches to English. He smiles because he's not facing a Turkish rescuer, but a firefighter from Barcelona, ​​like himself, with whom he has shared many calls. They aren't in Pakistan either, although the freezing cold this afternoon feels like it belongs to the country at the Masia de Voltregà, in Osona. It's a drill, but everyone is taking it very seriously, to the point that they have to communicate in English, just as they always have when they've gone to help in Haiti, Morocco, Guatemala, Chile, or Greece. A nurse was left at airport customs – a supermarket parking lot – because she didn't have a necessary vaccine.

At around 5:30 p.m. this Wednesday, firefighters managed to stop the gas leak that had been operating on Nazaret Street in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat since this morning. The leak was detected at the intersection of three high-, medium-, and low-voltage pipelines. Shortly before stopping the leak, firefighters had warned that the situation was "very dangerous" because the leak had been active for more than six hours. Around 8:00 p.m., the situation improved, and firefighters declared the leak under control. Furthermore, the mayor of Hospitalet, David Quirós, confirmed that most of the 500 residents who had to be evacuated will be able to return home tonight, with the exception of ten families who will be able to do so tomorrow.

Soccer player Vinícius Junior's home in Madrid caught fire Thursday morning, according to several local and national media outlets. The Real Madrid player's residence is located in the La Moraleja neighborhood of Alcobendas, just over 20 kilometers from Madrid. The fire reportedly started in the basement, where the gym and sauna are located, which caught fire for reasons still unknown. No one was home at the time, and emergency services did not have to treat any injuries. In fact, the player is currently training with the Brazilian national team.

Fatal accident in the León fires. One firefighter died and another was injured when a fire engine overturned while they were participating in the efforts to extinguish the fires in the León municipality of Espinoso de Compludo, in the region of Ponferrada, in northwestern Spain. The firefighter who died was the driver of the fire engine, who fell down an embankment shortly before 10:30 p.m. Both firefighters were part of the operation working to extinguish the Yeres fire, one of the nearly 40 active fires burning in the area, the worst affected in Spain. With the death of the firefighter, the death toll from the fires ravaging Spain has reached four.

More than 120,000 hectares have been affected in one week. This is the huge figure left by the wave of fires ravaging the country, primarily affecting the autonomous communities of Galicia, Castile and León, and Extremadura, although these are not the only areas where fires remain active this Saturday. The State Coordination Committee (CECOD) for the fight against fires reported this afternoon that 19 fires are in operational status 2, which means they require state resources. Furthermore, the Ministry of the Interior has requested greater European aid through the European Civil Protection System: two French tanker aircraft will be joined by two Italian tanker aircraft, which will begin operating this Sunday in the areas where it is most urgent. However, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, is scheduled to travel this Sunday to Ourense and León, the two areas of greatest concern at the moment, and to visit more affected areas throughout the coming week, as reported by government sources. Once there, he will meet with those responsible for the emergency and coordination teams.

Firefighters from the Valencia Provincial Consortium had to suspend their work stoppage to help extinguish the Teresa de Cofrentes fire in the Cofrentes-Ayora Valley region. The strike consisted of strictly adhering to their work schedule without overtime.

The forest fire that started this Tuesday between Amer and Susqueda (Girona), in a difficult-to-access area above the Torrent de Palou, is now under control. 15 firefighter crews are still working to completely extinguish the blaze, which was worrying because it had three active sources.

Firefighters this afternoon stabilized the forest fire that has been burning since Tuesday in Occitania. It is the worst to hit France since 1949. The provisional report shows that more than 17,000 hectares have been affected within a 90-kilometer perimeter.

Two women have died, one has been critically injured, and six other people have suffered minor injuries in a fire at a nightclub in Bellpuig (Urgell), according to the Catalan police (Mossos d'Esquadra) and the Generalitat fire brigade. The report of a fire at the Estrellas club, next to the N-II highway, was received at around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Shortly after, at around 10 a.m., just a few meters from the burning building, a man was fatally run over at the Bellpuig train station as he attempted to cross the track at an unauthorized crossing.

Lluís Mendo is a firefighter, but he doesn't put out fires; he responds to traffic accidents. In fact, one in every five emergency services this force provides is specifically to assist people trapped in a vehicle due to an accident.

Yesterday's debate in Congress ended just as we explained. Sánchez saved his position, but lost face: the investiture parties told him they'd still support him, but that his time on the neck wouldn't last forever.

Once the worst is over, and with the improvement in weather conditions, this Tuesday afternoon the Firefighters declared the situation stabilized. perimeter of the forest fire in Baix EbreThe last of the remaining home confinement measures have also been lifted, and residents of Paül are now allowed to leave their homes, three days after the proximity of the flames and ash forced them to remain indoors. Earlier this morning, Public Protection had already authorized the lifting of the restrictions. mobility restrictions in other municipalities and decentralized entities affected. In total, the fire has kept 18,000 residents at home.

Thursday night part of the Newscast It was broadcast live from Florejacs, due to the severity of the fire that had affected the Segarra region. Toni Cruanyes was there wearing shirtsleeves due to the torrid temperatures affecting the area. More than six thousand hectares burned and a day of mourning throughout Catalonia for the two farmers killed in Agramunt. They illustrated the virulence of a record-breaking pyrocumulus cloud. Fourteen thousand meters of heat projected into the sky. Another fire in Lleida had also forced the closure of high-speed trains. A hellish and tragic panorama at the same time, in which we saw rural dwellers weeping and people explaining the fear they had felt. And during the commercial break, quite untimely, an advertisement for the Generalitat (Catalan government), "the government of all," appeared promoting the work of firefighters. Of course, firefighters are in no way to blame for these serious fires. The problem isn't the work of these professionals but the tone of the advertisement, which was ill-suited to the day we were experiencing.

We are still reeling from this week's fires, which fortunately have been brought under control.

In 2017, terrifying wildfires in Chile that burned nearly half a million hectares served to define a new type of forest fire: sixth-generation wildfires. These fires are characterized by their rapid spread and unpredictability, as they are capable of altering the surrounding weather conditions, making extinguishing them extremely difficult. One of these fires is affecting the regions of Ponent, specifically Noguera, Segarra, and Urgell, and at press time had burned nearly 6,000 hectares, mostly crops, and had caused two deaths.