Overview
- Guardia Urbana and Mossos launched a Wednesday morning clearance of three clusters under the Calatrava bridge, moving 30 adults and 4 minors, with 28 requesting support from the city’s emergency social services.
- The municipality cited Bombers de Barcelona reports of a very high risk of fire and entrapment due to combustible structures, small gas canisters and irregular electrical connections near rail tracks.
- The blaze early Tuesday destroyed six shacks and left two people injured, including one transferred to Vall d’Hebron with burns to the hands and face, after about ten fire crews extinguished the flames by 8:30 a.m.
- Mossos d'Esquadra’s scientific unit is examining multiple ignition points to determine whether the fire was deliberate or due to negligence, with witnesses reporting explosions and butane cylinders observed on site.
- The incident intensified political pressure on Mayor Jaume Collboni’s government, as opposition parties demanded urgent action and the city renewed calls for coordinated resources from the Generalitat, AMB and the provincial authority tied to the La Sagrera works.