A flock of manure in Spain catch fire on June 27 , sparking a wildfire that has torn through more than 10,000 acres of forest and other Catalonian landscapes ,
CNN
reports .
The manure combusted in part because of a sear warmth undulation that has swept across Europe this week ; temperatures in the affected region hit 104 ° F , and Germany , Poland , and the Czech Republic all reach record - breaking June temp .
Catalan regional interior minister of religion Miquel Buch report that authorities trust the manure was improperly stored on a chicken farm in the settlement of La Torre de l’Espanyol , where it was exposed to the worst of the heat , grant to
NBC News
.
The wildfire — Spain ’s most annihilating in 20 year — is bear upon the area just west of Tarragona , a port city that is best known for its
papist ruins
, which is situated along the Balearic Sea about 60 miles southwest of Barcelona .
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The firefighting military group includes about 350 firefighter , 12 fire engine , seven aircraft , two hydroplanes , and extra vehicles equipped with piddle tanks — all of which are
techniques
regularly used to campaign monolithic blazes .
Though high-pitched temperatures are ask to continue and the harsh terrain itself is also a contributing constituent in the speedy spread of the flaming , the strong wind should presently abate ; authorities have warned people to remain inside . Though more than 50 the great unwashed have been evacuate from the area , no death have been cover thus far .
While the spontaneous combustion of inflammable stuff like manure , hay , or compost is
definitely possible
, as evidence by this situation , it ’s not the most common way for wildfire to start . More vulgar causes
include
light up cigarettes , unattended campfires , burning junk , and engine sparks .
