Wildfire forces evacuation of residents from 2 towns, campsites in southwestern Spain
at 08:52 on August 07, 2015, EDT.
MADRID - A wildfire that officials suspect was started deliberately forced the evacuation of more than 1,400 people from two towns and two campsites in southwestern Spain on Friday.
Extremadura regional government President Guillermo Fernandez Vara told reporters the blaze in the Sierra de Gata mountain area had destroyed some 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) since Thursday.
People were evacuated from the towns of Acebo and Perales del Puerto and given lodging in the nearby city of Caceres and the town of Moraleja.