Wildfires

Wildfires - Spain

Spain's first major wildfire of the year continued to spread as it raged in the eastern Valencia region on Friday where it forced 1,500 residents to abandon their homes and destroyed more than 7,400 acres of forest. More than 500 firefighters supported by 18 planes and helicopters worked throughout the night and on Friday to tackle the blaze near the village of Villanueva de Viver.