Spain orders evacuation of 9,000 from colossal tire fire near Madrid

  • 8 years ago
Spanish officials ordered 9,000 people evacuated Friday night from a large apartment complex after a turbulent fire at a sprawling tire dump sent toxic clouds of black smoke into the sky. Roughly 8,000 residents had already left their homes as the heavy smoke poured out from the fire that started before dawn the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha announced.

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