The Spanish army’s emergency response unit said it had deployed overnight near the northeastern city of Tarragona to assist local authorities.
The protected Els Ports natural park makes up 30 percent of the affected area, they added.
Winds of up to 90 kilometres per hour (56 miles per hour) made it harder to extinguish the fire overnight, firefighters said.
Scientists say human-induced climate change is increasing the intensity, length and frequency of the extreme heat that causes some forest fires.
National weather agency AEMET said last month was Spain’s hottest June on record and that the frequency of extreme heat had tripled in the past 10 years.
Around 21,000 hectares have burned so far this year. – AFP
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