The forest fire in Cadaqués, which has burned 14.5 hectares, has been brought under control.

The Generalitat (Catalan regional government) Fire Department has managed to control the fire that broke out this Saturday at noon in a forested area surrounded by vineyards in Cadaqués. The emergency services have worked with nine aerial crews and 25 ground crews to extinguish the blaze, which they received notification of shortly before noon. The flames have affected approximately 14.5 hectares, according to provisional data from the Rural Agents, who believe the cause of the fire was the use of a brush cutter. Fire Department has not had to evacuate anyone, but some residents left their homes of their own volition when they saw the fire. The emergency services plan is to continue working with eight crews throughout the night and hope to completely extinguish the fire between Sunday and Monday.

Many people took advantage of this sunny Saturday morning to visit one of the most iconic towns on the Catalan coast. With the arrival of good weather, Cadaqués is filled with tourists spending the day on the Costa Brava and returning to Barcelona after a day of sun and sand. However, the fire forced the closure of the GI-614 regional road, and visitors who had arrived early were trapped in the town because cars couldn't leave. This was the case, for example, of some residents of Terrassa, who arrived in Cadaqués on a morning excursion by bus and were unable to leave at the scheduled time. In fact, traffic wasn't restored until well into the afternoon, resulting in a large backlog of cars waiting to leave.

According to the Generalitat's Alfa plan, the forest fire risk level this Saturday was moderate in the Alt Empordà region. When the blaze broke out, the Fire Department classified it as "medium-low intensity." There was little wind and the fire was moving away from the houses, so the fire department did not activate additional personnel. Furthermore, Fire Department sources emphasized that there was no northerly wind, a wind that has historically made fires very difficult in that area. Throughout the morning, 112 received around 100 calls related to the incident.