It’s so Hot in Spain That Manure Self-Ignited, Sparking a 10,000-Acre Wildfire

It’s so Hot in Spain That Manure Self-Ignited, Sparking a 10,000-Acre Wildfire
Trees burn during the forest fire west of Tarragona on June 27, 2019. Albert Gea/Reuters
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Firefighters in Spain are battling a major wildfire that probably started after a heap of manure self-ignited amid the intense European heat wave.

Around 10,000 acres of forest and other vegetation were affected by the blaze near Tarragona in the country’s north-east, according to the Catalan regional government.