MADRID - A volunteer firefighter died from severe burns and several people were hospitalised in dozens of wildfires that raged across Spain on Wednesday, fuelled by strong winds and scorching heat. Read more at straitstimes.

The fire was brought under control overnight, after a blaze in the Tres Cantos area killed one person and prompted evacuations, the authorities said.View on euronews

A man has died in a wildfire north of Madrid, as Spain faces a brutal heatwave. Broadcaster RTVE reported that the man, aged around 50, was found with severe burns on Monday evening in the Tres Cantos municipality and died shortly afterwards in hospital.