Penedès wildfire triggers stay-at-home orders for Vilafranca neighborhood

C-15 road blocked between Canyelles and Olèrdola until measures lifted in the evening

Vilafranca del Penedès wildfire on Sunday afternoon
Vilafranca del Penedès wildfire on Sunday afternoon / Catalan firefighters
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July 6, 2025 07:26 PM

July 7, 2025 12:07 AM

Catalonia's Civil Protection agency issued a mobile phone alert on Sunday afternoon to residents in Serreta d'Olèrdola neighborhood of Vilafranca del Penedès warning them to stay indoors due to a wildfire in the Penedès area.

The incident also obliged authorities to block C-15 road between Canyelles (Garraf county) and Olèrdola (Alt Penedès) in both ways, after the wildfire was declared at 5.33 pm close to C-15 and Pi de la Serreta area.

Catalan firefighters were working in the area with around 20 vehicles, five of which, helicopters.

The measures, including the stay-at-home order, were lifted at around 8 pm, shortly after the firefighters declared that the wildfire was already under control.

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