RABAT — Three firefighters died and two
others were seriously injured in a forest fire in northern
Morocco that was
suspected to have been started deliberately, authorities said Tuesday.
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The firefighters were in a vehicle that plunged into
a ravine while they were battling the blaze in M’diq-Fnideq province late
Monday, the authorities told AFP.
Four men suspected of starting the fire were
arrested, they said.
Firefighting services, including Canadair water
bombers, were being used on Tuesday to try to bring the flames under control
and prevent them from spreading to populated areas.
The fire has so far destroyed about 90 hectares of
forest land, according to initial estimates.
Morocco has been gripped by scorching temperatures,
intense drought and stress on water supplies.
The agriculture ministry said more than 10,000
hectares of land in the country’s north had been hit by forest fires this
summer.
Last month forest
fires in the north of the kingdom killed four people.
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