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EU Sends Aircraft, Firefighters to Massive Blaze; Spain Arrests Suspect

7/6/2026

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The EU sent four water-bombing aircraft from Cyprus and Sweden and 100 firefighters to aid teams fighting the Trevillach blaze.
The fire has burned about 4,600 hectares, forced the evacuation of over 10,000 people from two dozen villages, and injured 16, including four firefighters.
In Spain, the blaze scorched 2,200 hectares of Les Gavarres area, leading police to arrest a contractor employee suspected of igniting it with an angle grinder.

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The EU sent four water-bombing aircraft from Cyprus and Sweden and 100 firefighters to aid teams fighting the Trevillach blaze.
The fire has burned about 4,600 hectares, forced the evacuation of over 10,000 people from two dozen villages, and injured 16, including four firefighters.
In Spain, the blaze scorched 2,200 hectares of Les Gavarres area, leading police to arrest a contractor employee suspected of igniting it with an angle grinder.