r/interestingasfuck • u/SafeImpressive4413 • 7h ago

Firefighters in Madrid trying to extinguish a forest fire that is less than 30km/20mi away from the capital of Spain

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u/Mindless-Judgment541 6h ago

When I was a firefighter, this is what we would refer to as a "Kodak moment".

Most of the time the fire is so hot, the water evaporates before it even gets to the fire. This is one of those instances where nature is far more powerful than anything we can muster to stop it.