Spain Wildfire News

Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas.

Spanish firefighters, aided by weaker winds and cooler temperatures, have brought under control a huge wildfire which killed four people and charred thousands of hectares. "The good news is that the wildfire that started in La Junquera was brought under control today," said Felip Puig, interior minister of the northeastern Catalonia region where th...

Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control, but the flames have so far avoided major tourist areas.

Spanish firefighters, aided by weaker winds and cooler temperatures, have brought under control a huge wildfire which killed four people and charred thousands of hectares. "The good news is that the wildfire that started in La Junquera was brought under control today," said Felip Puig, interior minister of the northeastern Catalonia region where th...