Overview

• The Piera mosque blaze destroyed the interior of the new mosque on Carretera del Bedorc at around 3:36 a.m. on July 12, prompting the Mossos d’Esquadra to open a criminal investigation.
• Police are examining whether the mosque fire is linked to a May arson attack on a youth care center in Piera.
• The Pontevedra fire on Calle Riestra left multiple families without homes or access to passports and vital paperwork trapped inside the unstable building.
• Local Partido Popular leaders and municipal officials have demanded urgent reinforcement of the Bomberos de la Generalitat in Pontevedra due to chronic understaffing.
• Religious and community groups have voiced solidarity, organized support for displaced migrants and urged residents to maintain calm.