Forest fire eases as Spain lifts lockdown for thousands

Spanish authorities lifted lockdown measures for thousands of villagers in the northeastern Catalonia region on Wednesday as firefighters began taming a forest fire raging for a third day.

The blaze, started on Monday has burned more than 3,300 hectares in Tarragona province, with the protected Els Ports natural park making up around one-third of the affected area. According to the Catalan civil protection authority, a stay-at-home order for around 18,000 people decreed on Tuesday was lifted except for the municipality of Pauls.