Spanish firefighters struggle to contain blaze at Roman-era site
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Madrid: Firefighters in northwestern Spain struggled on Monday to contain a wildfire that damaged a Roman era mining site and forced hundreds of resid...
Madrid: Firefighters in northwestern Spain struggled on Monday to contain a wildfire that damaged a Roman-era mining site and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate.
The firefighting effort faced "many difficulties" due to high temperatures and winds of up to 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph), said regional environment minister Juan Carlos Suarez-Quinones.
"We will not allow people to return until safety in their communities is absolutely guaranteed," he told reporters, estimating that about 700 people remained displaced.
Four people, including two firefighters, suffered minor injuries, he added.
The blaze broke out on Sunday near the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Las Medulas, a Roman gold-mining area famed for its striking red landscape in northwestern Spain.
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