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Fire at Bac de Roda Encampment in Barcelona Injures Two as Crews Douse Blaze

Officials are inspecting the cordoned site to determine the cause.

Overview

  • Bombers de Barcelona deployed about ten crews and extinguished the flames by early morning.
  • Two people suffered minor injuries, including one taken to Vall d'Hebron with burns to the hands and face.
  • The blaze destroyed six shacks in the settlement beneath the Bac de Roda bridge near Calle Huelva.
  • Witnesses reported loud explosions during the fire, and the cause remains under investigation by Bombers and the Guardia Urbana.
  • The camp houses roughly 30 people and renewed neighborhood complaints, as PP councillor Daniel Sirera called for eviction and criticized the municipal government.