Barcelona (Spain) - A huge fire has broken out near Barcelona Airport as smoke has been pictured towering over runways. Bombers Barcelona, the area's fire and rescue service, said the blaze broke out in vegetation in the Zona Franca industrial area. Three fire engines and one helicopter took an hour to extinguish the blaze, which broke out just before 5pm. Airport authorities tweeted to say one of the three runways had been shut down, causing delays to flights. It is not known if anyone has been injured in the fire and the cause remains unknown. Video from the scene shows large pillars of thick black smoke blowing over a fence, heading toward the Barcelona-El Prat Airport building. The fire broke out just hours after two terror attacks across Catalonia left 14 dead and more than 100 injured. Following the attacks, security staff at Barcelona airport suspended a strike that started in early August. "Our work is now more necessary than ever," a spokesman said. Five terrorists wearing fake suicide belts rammed civilians with a car in a Spanish seaside town before being shot dead by police in a second attack to hit the country. Seven people including a police officer were injured during the incident in Cambrils, hours after a rampaging van driver ploughed into crowds in Barcelona. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on the famous Las Ramblas that has left 13 people dead and more than 100 injured, 10 seriously. The vehicle mounted the pavement along the famous promenade - sparking a manhunt for the driver who is still on the run. Three suspects have now been arrested in connection with the attack. The van used in the attack was believed to have been rented by Driss Oukabir, but he later claimed his younger brother carried out the attack after stealing his documents. The Cambrils suspects are connected to an earlier house explosion in Alcanar, south of Barcelona, and police believe they may have been part of an eight-strong terror cell.
