A wildfire on the Costa Brava is burning about 750 hectares, forcing roughly 12,000 people to remain confined indoors and triggering mobile alerts for 40,000 residents while the Catalan government requests deployment of the Military Emergencies Unit.The blaze began near La Bisbal d'Empordà and has spread into the Les Gavarres massif under strong tramontana winds; officials say mechanical road work may have sparked the fire and more than 200 firefighters, 50+ ground crews and 11 aircraft are fighting the main blaze while additional teams battle a second fire in Vilavenut.Authorities have closed roads including stretches of the C-66, placed a holiday camp with 150 children under protection, urged residents to avoid travel to aid operations and cited the severe 2025 wildfire season as context for stepped-up emergency measures.