Forest fire in Piedmont region, Italy (2021-04-08)

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Activation time (UTC): 2021-04-08 11:02:00<br>
Event time (UTC): 2021-04-07 08:00:00<br>
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br>
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In the morning of 7 April 2021, the Val Cannobina mountains, near Lake Maggiore, were affected by a large forest fire. Strong foehn winds fuelled the fire, which is still active affecting a large area of the forest. Several teams of Fire Fighters and two aerial fire-fighting amphibious aircraft of the air operations centre of the Italian Civil Protection have been deployed.<br>
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