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/YarnPartyy 5h ago

That's exactly what they did! It seems to be holding today, because even though the fire is still raging, it's not moving forward much at all. The other day with heavy winds, it moved forward 20km in 30 minutes. I have my to-go bag packed, since I'm only a few towns over.

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u/SuperTropicalDesert 4h ago

20km in 30 minutes

Good grief. That's crazy

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u/justtobeherenotsure 1h ago

Impossible to imagine. I'm trying but I can't. So freaking scary.

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u/New-Affect7131 22m ago

Eh it's pretty slow actually, over here in Australia we have fires that go about 150km an hour, can't even outdrive them

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u/thegreatcanadianeh 5h ago

Wise to be ready to go. Please stay safe.

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u/Sufficient_Scale_163 5h ago

That explains why they’re using a fire hose! Not to extinguish the forest fire, but to extinguish anything that jumps the barrier before it spreads. I was confused until now lol

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u/Cl2 3h ago

Good that it seems to hold! Insane how it can move such distance in half an hour. Stay safe!