Niebla forest fire driven by highly flammable eucalyptus
The forest fire that began on August 6 in the Raboconejos area of Niebla, Huelva, has been driven by the high combustibility of eucalyptus trees. Experts describe the species as a ‘gasoline tree’ due to its unique properties.
Alejandro García, director of the Operational Operations Center, explained that eucalyptus combines high-caloric wood with thin bark and leaves saturated in essential oils. This combination causes flammability to spike as temperatures rise. Furthermore, burning trunks emit embers that travel through smoke columns, often igniting secondary fires upon reaching the ground.
Fire management expert Marc Castellnou noted that the fire is extremely difficult to extinguish because it has created a persistently modified atmosphere over the terrain, leading to extreme behavior both day and night.
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Alejandro García · INFOCA · Marc Castellnou · Niebla · Raboconejos
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- [● 2 SOURCES] The forest fire in Niebla began on August 6 in the Raboconejos area. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] The fire is extremely difficult to extinguish due to a persistently modified atmosphere over the terrain. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] Eucalyptus trees possess high caloric wood, thin bark, and essential oil-saturated leaves that increase flammability. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] Burning eucalyptus trunks emit embers that travel through smoke columns and ignite secondary fires upon hitting the ground. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es