Valencia forest fire forces occupants of 400 villas to flee their homes
Monday, June 16, 2014 @ 10:06 AM
A RAGING inferno in the Turia nature reserve near Valencia has forced emergency services to evacuate 400 villas and wiped out 31 hectares of land.
It is believed to have started near the sewage plant in neighbouring Paterna, close to the river Turia basin and the Vallesa del Mandor woodland, at around 14.00hrs yesterday (Saturday).
One of the firefighters tackling the blaze was rushed to hospital with second-degree facial burns, but he was later discharged.
High winds in the area fanned the flames, causing them to spread in the direction of the urbanisations Valencia la Vella and Masía de Traver, causing widespread panic among residents when they saw clouds of smoke just outside their windows.
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