Guarda: il fuoco scoppia all’iconica moschea della Spagna di Córdoba
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Guarda: il fuoco scoppia all’iconica moschea della Spagna di Córdoba
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By Hannah Parry — Live Blog Editor |
A massive fire has broken out at the iconic Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba in Spain.
Firefighters are responding to the blaze at the major tourist attraction and UNESCO-listed heritage site in Andalusia.
Footage shows thick smoke billowing out from the millennia-old building as flames lapped at its roof.
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> The mosque opened in 988AD, and remained a Muslim site for nearly 300 years before the Christian Re-taking of Cordoba in 1236AD.
Fixed that for you newsweek!
Strange details to get wrong
Fuck. No damage reports for now?
Thankfully already extenguished: https://cadenaser.com/andalucia/2025/08/08/extinguido-el-incendio-que-se-ha-declarado-en-el-interior-de-la-mezquita-de-cordoba-radio-cordoba/
There was no casualties. Hopefully damage is limited.
how did it start?
As far as Spanish new sites have been telling in the last reports, it seems that the fire is now controlled. It apparently originated in a small chapel that was used as a storage for machinery.
[https://www.diariodesevilla.es/andalucia/declarado-incendio-mezquita-catedral-cordoba_0_2004542780.html](https://www.diariodesevilla.es/andalucia/declarado-incendio-mezquita-catedral-cordoba_0_2004542780.html)