Spain wildfires hit record even as heat wave ends : NPR | NYGazet

The fires have ravaged small, sparsely populated towns in the country's northwest, forcing locals in many cases to act as firefighters. About 2,382 square miles have burned across Spain and Portugal.

Spain battles record wildfires even as the end of a heat wave brings lower temperatures toggle caption Pablo Garcia/AP MADRID — Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country's most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, ... [2552 chars]