Overview
- A wildfire broke out on Tuesday afternoon above Canyelles and Les Roquetes in Barcelona’s Collserola Natural Park and prompted a large joint response from city and regional fire services.
- Fire crews say the blaze is perimetrized and stabilised after burning roughly 45 hectares, though teams remain on site to extinguish secondary hotspots and reinforce the perimeter.
- Authorities issued preventive confinement for about 15,000 residents of Torre Baró and Ciutat Meridiana and evacuated 35 people from two streets before lifting the restrictions once conditions improved.
- Transport and access were restricted during operations, with R4 trains skipping Torre Baró, multiple bus stops cut, and roads into Collserola closed to prioritise emergency movement and safety.
- Mossos d’Esquadra’s environmental unit and Agents Rurals have opened an inquiry to determine whether human action caused the fire, and biosecurity protocols linked to African swine fever were applied during the response.