Hundreds Evacuated as Spain’s Largest Summer Wildfire Burns Over 13,000 Hectares

A fast‑moving wildfire north of Madrid has scorched more than 13,000 hectares of forest and scrubland, prompting the evacuation of roughly 700 residents. Around 300 firefighters, backed by 26 water‑dropping aircraft, have been fighting the blaze since it ignited on Thursday in the Guadalajara province. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez thanked the crews on X and said the government is monitoring the situation closely. No casualties have been reported, but the fire follows a recent blaze near Zaragoza that forced about 1,000 people to leave their homes. Experts link the intensity of the fires to a prolonged heatwave and climate‑change‑driven drying of vegetation.