Forest Fire Rages in Spain's Wine Region of Monterrei

  • 6 years ago
A forest fire broke out in the vicinity of Castro de Lobarzan, near Vilaza, in the Spanish wine region of Monterrei, on Wednesday, August 29, burning nearly 125 acres (50 hectares) of land and injuring a forestry official.The authorities deployed 12 helicopters, four aircraft and 14 brigades of firefighters to battle the fire, according to La Voz De Galicia.This footage, in the evening of August 29 and shortly after midnight of August 30, shows firefighters from the BRIF (Reinforcement Brigade Forest Fires) battling the blaze. Credit: Association of Workers of the BRIF via Storyful

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