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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Graham Keeley

Toxic cloud forces 160,000 people indoors in Spain’s tourism region

Emergency staff's members on a platform are seen as smoke billows from a building storing pool cleaning products, in the coastal city of Vilanova i la Geltru, south of Barcelona on May 10, 2025 - (AFP via Getty Images)

A chemical fire at an industrial estate in Catalonia, Spain, has prompted authorities to issue a shelter-in-place warning for approximately 160,000 residents.

The fire, which ignited at a company specializing in swimming pool cleaning products, began around 2am local time in Vilanova i la Geltru, a town situated 48 kilometers south of Barcelona.

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