Red sun, orange sky as Madrid battles worst wildfire in its history
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Two major blazes merged into one, burning 30 square kilometers by Friday and forcing evacuations or home confinement for some 60,000 people. A separate fire in nearby Ávila consumed 90 square kilometers. Spain's Civil Guard arrested one man over the alleged use of heavy machinery in a high fire-risk zone.
- ▪ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Two major blazes merged into one, burning 30 square kilometers by Friday and forcing evacuations or home confinement for some 60,000 people.
- ▪A separate fire in nearby Ávila consumed 90 square kilometers.
- ▪Spain's Civil Guard arrested one man over the alleged use of heavy machinery in a high fire-risk zone.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 15 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Worst wildfire in Madrid’s history forces thousands to flee homes — Straits Times — World
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