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Aircraft in action against flames in Balearic Islands, Spain

Palma de Mallorca, Spain - The fire has been caused by barbecue embers

The archipelago of the Balearic Islands in Spain was devastated by a fire that has been raging on the natural landscape for four days before being tamed, also thanks to the intervention of the fire-fighting aircraft. The Sierra Tramontana area was involved, a mountainous mostly rural zone, full of centuries-old trees and woodlands in which generations of local inhabitants have been growing; the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1154364
Rome, Italy, 07/30/2013 15:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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