Disasters & Incidents
One person dies in fire near Valencia, town hall says
A fire in Manises, near the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, killed one person, the local town hall said on Saturday.
The town hall said on X that firefighters had brought the blaze under control, but that the fire had claimed one life. The source did not give the person's identity or the cause of the fire.
The fire was separate from major blazes west of Madrid, which have forced thousands of people to evacuate but had not caused any reported deaths at the time of the report.
Update
The fire was in Manises, near Valencia in eastern Spain.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control.
The source says the fire was separate from major blazes west of Madrid that forced thousands to evacuate and had no reported deaths at the time.
Source note: AFP news report published on 25 July 2026 at 16:20:55 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The source did not identify the person who died.
The cause of the fire was not given.
Source
AFP news report published on .