The Firefighters declare the Collserola fire stabilized
The confinement of the Can Caralleu neighborhood is maintained, however
BarcelonaAbout thirty units from the Barcelona and Generalitat Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire in Collserola. The fire alert was received at 15:25 and started in the area of the Carretera de les Aigües, near Sant Pere Màrtir. This is the part of Collserola closest to Barcelona. Emergency teams have requested the preventive confinement of the Can Caralleu neighborhood.
According to municipal sources, at the moment, the extinction tasks are progressing favorably to the point that Albert Batlle, deputy mayor of Barcelona, has announced that it has been stabilized. Batlle added that they have already located the starting point of the fire, on Pearson Avenue. The fire climbed rapidly up the ridge. It currently affects about ten hectares. The firefighters explain that it has not been an easy fire to tackle, as it was very close to several electrical towers.
The fire has created a column of smoke visible from various points in the city, as shared by several users on social media. The 112 has received a thousand calls for this fire. Initially, the fire was pushed by the sea breeze and advanced quickly through fields of scrub. The roads in the area helped act as firebreaks. The stabilization has allowed the firefighters to withdraw units, but there will be units all night to wet the ground and prevent secondary outbreaks.
The Consortium of Collserola Park informs that they are monitoring the situation from the park's fire prevention center. At the time the fire was detected, the ranger from the Sant Pere Màrtir tower was evacuated, and she is now out of the risk zone. All roads and forest paths in the area remain completely closed, and the Arrabassada road is blocked in the direction of Sant Cugat. The City Council recommends that the entire population exercise extreme caution, avoid any travel towards the Collserola mountain range, and follow the instructions of the official channels of the security and emergency services.
Precisely this Friday, Barcelona City Council activated the Municipal Action Plan for Forest Fire Risk in alert phase, given that the Generalitat has placed Barcelonès in level 3 of Plan Alfa and at a very high risk of fire.