Fire in Sant Jaume dels Domenys claims two lives

Two women have died and three others injured following a forest fire in Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Tarragona.

Five hikers were unaccounted for when a fire started and began to spread and it appears they tried to make their way along a path near mount Puigmal. The two women are believed to have died from hypothermia.

The three injured hikers are all in hospital, also suffering from htpothermia.

The fire is now said to be under control but has already damaged 75 hectares of land.

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