"There are dogs here, people snoring," says the resident of the village of Chapineria, evacuated on Friday to escape to the out-of-control fire west of Madrid. Like some 200 other people, she found refuge in this large gymnasium in Villaviciosa de Odon, 30 kilometres (19 miles) from her home in the capital's suburbs. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementEven tens of kilometres away from the blaze ravaging the Madrid countryside, the sky remained hazy with smoke Saturday morning before the winds cleared the air. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe volunteers "are taking good care of us; we were given blankets and facilities to shower," Elvira Menendez said. Antonio-Luis Rodriguez spent the night in the Villaviciosa de Odon sports hall with his son.