Wildfire in Spain's Catalonia closes main motorway, trainline
Wildfire in Spain's Catalonia closes main motorway, trainline
A wildfire in Spain's northern Catalonia region forced emergency services to order the closure of the main AP-7 motorway and a high-speed rail link, emergency services said on Saturday.
A forest fire in Agullana, near Girona, forced the closure of the AP-7 motorway and the high-speed rail from Figueres to the border with France, firefighters said.
The Catalan fire service later said it had brought the blaze under control.
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Eighteen fire engines and five aerial units were sent to try to put out the forest fire.
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