Spain taming fire that belched smoke cloud over Madrid
More than 100 firefighters and the Spanish army's emergencies unit were deployed on the ground and in the air to extinguish the flames.
"The fire is now contained," Madrid's emergency services agency said, warning that the wind forecast for Friday "could make the work difficult".
Madrid's civil protection authority advised people to stay indoors on Thursday as the gigantic cloud of orange and grey smoke hung over the city, recommending masks to avoid inhaling ash.
Normality was returning on Friday in the municipalities closest to the fire, with a major motorway reopened and clear skies in Madrid.
Although the cause of the fire is unknown, Spain is experiencing hotter summers stoked by human-induced climate change, which increases the length, frequency and intensity of wildfires.
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