Planes help extinguish two fires

TWO fires which broke out in Inca and Portol around mid-day were extinguished by 4pm, according to the Council of Majorca fire brigade.
The fire in Portol destroyed 4.500 square metres of farmland. It broke out at around 1pm and took three hours to bring under control. The firemen were helped by the Air Tractor plane which made two runs over the fire. In Inca, 1.1 hectares of woodland and farmland, were destroyed in a fire at Son Beltran, two kilometres from the Puig de Santa Magdalena. Two helicopters and two Air Tractors helped the firemen from the Council of Majorca and Inca fire brigades, and 30 forest guards and environment ministry workers. The cause of the fires has not been determined.