A third person died in devastating fires of the four corners of Spain, from the Valencian Community to Galicia according to the authorities.
According to El País, citing the president of Castille-Et-León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, the latter is a 36-year-old volunteer who suffered burns in a large part of his body while participating in the extinction of the fire.
“Today, we are deploying a new death of a person who is part of the fire fighting system in the province of León, more precisely in the Valdería region,” the Castille-Leon Prefect, Nicanor Sen Vélez, wrote on the social network X.
The Interior Minister of Fernando Grande-Marlaska confirmed this death on national public television, presenting his condolences “to the family, to colleagues and the entire society.”
Level 2 Fire Alert Activated
The minister, who requested the help of the European Union on Wednesday night and the shipment of two Canadair, said that, in total, there were eleven levels of level 2 (on a scale that has four) and that the latter “worries” the authorities “, especially in Zamora” in Castile-Et-Léon, where “a large area has burned.”
Level 2 fire alert means high fire risk and implies an additional deployment of additional personnel, including the army and fire -fighting team.
It is the third death in the fires in a few days after the announcement on Tuesday morning of the death of a man, after his serious burns throughout the body, in a forest fire in three songs “, a city 25 kilometers from the center of Madrid.
On Tuesday night, a 35 -year -old volunteer would die fighting a fire in the León region. Other people were injured in this fire and are in serious condition due to burns.
This series of fires coincides with the heat wave that entered its twelfth day on Thursday with all the alert regions, including those of the north. Maximum temperatures are 40 ° C and night temperatures do not descend below 25 ° C.
Source: BFM TV
