epa02694569 Smoke rises from the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 19 April 2011, after the fire was discovered in the building. According to firemen, the sacristy is completely blackened after the fire was allegedly caused by a 55 year-old man. The sacristy had been recently renovated at a basilica that is still under construction since 1882 due to the premature death of the arquitect Antoni Gaudi who was ran over by a tram in 1926. The church, declared as a World Heritage site, receives a total of 12,000 visitors per day during the Holy Week. EPA/TONI ALBIR

Artificieri sono in azione davanti alla Sagrada Familia a Barcellona per controllare un furgone. La polizia catalana l’ha fatta sgomberare e ha anche chiuso le strade Provenca, Rosellò e Sardena attorno alla grande cattedrale disegnata da Antoni Gaudì. I negozi della zona sono stati evacuati. Le linee 2 e 5 della metropolitana per precauzione non si fermano più alla stazione della Sagrada Familia. Lo ha comunicato la polizia di Barcellona.