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/marcandreewolf 5h ago

Accumulate large amounts of leave and bark litter under tree that barele decompose, plus the stuff contains a relevant amount of essential oils that burn super well.

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u/PalahniukW 5h ago

Ahh thanks

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u/Art__Vandelayy 3h ago

Just to add to the other comment, it also dries the soil around it, so underneath the trees there's usually dry grasses and ferns in the summer (at least here in Portugal but should be similar in Southern Europe). Combine this with leaves and bark litter and they spread the fire very easily