There are now two active fires, one which has affected 6,000 hectares near La Jonquera and another which has broken out at Portbou.The fire next to the La Jonquera customs point After the large forest fire earlier this month on Tenerife, now there is a new blaze at La Jonquera near the customs post at the French border. The fire is out of control and more than 7,000 hectares have been burned. French fire-fighters are taking part in the fight against the blaze which is being complicated by strong winds. A statement from the Cataluña Government at 8pm said ‘The fire is totally out of control’. 150 soldiers from the Emergency Military Response units in Valencia and Zaragoza are being mobilised. The AP-7 and N-II roads are closed as is a section of the AVE high speed line because the train tunnel which connects with France has been affected. The Ministry of the Interior has asked the public not to go to France by La Jonquera, but though the Cadí tunnel instead. A French person with burns to 80% of his body died later in hospital and at 2130 on Sunday night the number of deaths had risen to three. One 75 year old man from Llers had a heart attack when he saw his home surrounded by flames. People across nine municipalities have to been told to stay at home, according to the Generalitat Fire Service. The Mossos d’Esquadra, Catalan Police, have called on residents of La Jonquera, Agullana, Capmany, Biure, Vilarnadal, Sant Climent Sescebes, Masarac, Llers and Pont de Molins, to stay inside and close doors and windows. A large column of smoke can be seen across the entire district. First indications are the fire started in Fuerte de Bellegarde, a fortress town dating from the XVII on the frontier. The fire is not thought to threaten the population. There is another fire at Portbou, and Catalan Interior Minister said that one person had been seriously hurt and a dozen have suffered injuries of diverse consideration. One French person has burns to 80% of his body.
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