Forest Fire in Tuscany, Italy (2018-09-26)

Activation time (UTC): 2018-09-26 16:21:00 Event time (UTC): 2018-09-24 20:00:00 Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
The tail end of the summer campaign a big fire is affecting the Tuscany region (Pisa Province). The weather conditions, with strong winds and dry, are very favourable to ignition and spreading of forest fires in the area of Pisa province. The strong wind conditions have been persisting also for the next hours and days. The fire is involving a large area arriving up to towns and villages. Several people (more than 700) have been temporary evacuated due to issues caused also by the smoke.The event is involving local and Statal resources in terms of men and means.

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