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Spain·Natural Disaster

Wildfire burns 2,300 hectares on Spain's Costa Brava, confining 10,000 residents

Saturday, 4 July 2026, 06:24 · 1 min read

A major wildfire on the Costa Brava (a Mediterranean coastal strip in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia) has scorched around 2,300 hectares and forced approximately 10,000 residents to shelter in place due to heavy smoke. Catalan police have arrested a man suspected of accidentally starting the blaze while using an angle grinder beside a road. Catalan regional president Salvador Illa has urged people to stay home and avoid travelling to the area, and has requested assistance from Spain's military emergency unit to support the roughly 400 firefighters battling the blaze through the night.

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El PaísUn incendio quema 2.300 hectáreas en la Costa Brava y obliga a confinar a unas 10.000 personas ↗︎NOS NieuwsGrote natuurbrand aan de Costa Brava, meerdere Spaanse gemeenten in lockdown ↗︎
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