Firefighters say they've never seen anything like Spain's record blaze
- BARCELONA, Spain -- Spanish firefighter Javier García has never faced anything like the record blaze raging near Madrid in his two decades protecting woodlands and rural communities.
- “This doesn’t have a precedent,” García told The Associated Press by phone before another long day ahead.
- The out-of-control fire has consumed 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) — an area five times the size of Barcelona — and forced 25,000 people to flee villages in the smoldering hills of Ávila west of Madrid, the capital.
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- BARCELONA, Spain -- Spanish firefighter Javier García has never faced anything like the record blaze raging near Madrid in his two decades protecting woodlands and rural communities.
- “This doesn’t have a precedent,” García told The Associated Press by phone before another long day ahead.
- The out-of-control fire has consumed 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) — an area five times the size of Barcelona — and forced 25,000 people to flee villages in the smoldering hills of Ávila west of Madrid, the capital.
Sources: ABC News