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Satellite and forecast figures refreshed 7 August 2026 at 11:02 UK time. Fire and disruption reporting verified against official sources the same day. Conditions change hourly during fires. National authorities are always right. In danger anywhere in the EU, call 112.

Lucera and the Tavoliere hills destination risk · checked against official sources 7 August 2026 at 10:55 UK time

Lucera and the Tavoliere hills Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?

One of the six fires burning in the Foggia province on the evening of 28 July was in the Lucera district. There is newer burnt ground here that nothing published names.

Short answer: FoggiaToday reported that by seven in the evening on 28 July six fires were active across the Foggia province, in the districts of San Marco in Lamis, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Lucera and Orta Nova, and that the situation was under control. Nothing at Lucera has been reported closed and nobody has been reported moved out. Satellites have since recorded fresh burnt ground in the country around the town at the start of August, and no bulletin comments on it. Puglia's regional civil protection publishes a forest fire danger bulletin covering every municipality through its homogeneous fire zones.

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What is still disrupted in Lucera and the Tavoliere hills

Checked against FoggiaToday, 28 July 2026 on 2026-08-07. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.

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Nothing at Lucera is closed

No road, the castle or any facility in the town has been reported shut for fire, and no evacuation has been reported.

What was reported here

A fire in the Lucera district was one of six active in the province on the evening of 28 July, with the situation described as under control.

The road risk is smoke

The state road 17 between Foggia and Lucera has had a chain collision caused by smoke from a roadside fire crossing the carriageway.

Why this page says watch

There is fresh burnt ground here at the start of August that nothing published names. That is honest doubt rather than a live warning.

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Active fire in Lucera and the Tavoliere hills

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