MADRID, Feb 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Regional authorities in northern Spain
said Sunday they were battling around 50 fires, some of which were
deliberately set.
By end of Sunday, 48 fires were still active, a statement from the
government of the Cantabria region said.
“During the day we counted 50 fires, and 760 people from different
administrations working to put them out,” the statement added.
Since the first fires broke out on Thursday in the mountainous region, no
people have been injured and “most of the fires took place in inaccessible
areas and have not put the population or infrastructure in danger,” the
government added.
Two people have been arrested, the head of the Cantabria region, Miguel
Angel Revilla, said on Spanish television, adding that there have been “no
injuries, only five people have been evacuated” from the area.