Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Residents walk with hoses on their backs on August 14, 2025, in Villamontán de la Valduerna, León, Castilla y León (Spain). Today a second volunteer died, Jaime Aparicio, one of the seven injured who remained hospitalized with 85% of his body burned and in critical condition at the Río Hortega University Hospital in Valladolid. He is a 37 year old young man who accompanied the first deceased, Abel Ramos, last Tuesday when they were trying to help in the south of Leon to extinguish the fire that came to the area from the Zamorano municipality of Molezuelas. Photo by Fernando Otero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Burned areas after the forest fire on August 14, 2025, in Villamontán de la Valduerna, León, Castilla y León (Spain). Today a second volunteer, Jaime Aparicio, one of the seven injured who remained hospitalized with 85% of his body burned and in critical condition at the Río Hortega University Hospital in Valladolid, died today. He is a 37 year old young man who accompanied the first deceased, Abel Ramos, last Tuesday when they were trying to help in the south of Leon to extinguish the fire that came to the area from the Zamorano municipality of Molezuelas. Photo by Fernando Otero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Burned buildings after the forest fire on August 14, 2025, in Villamontán de la Valduerna, León, Castilla y León (Spain). Today a second volunteer, Jaime Aparicio, one of the seven injured who remained hospitalized with 85% of his body burned and in critical condition at the Río Hortega University Hospital in Valladolid, died today. He is a 37 year old young man who accompanied the first deceased, Abel Ramos, last Tuesday when they were trying to help in the south of Leon to extinguish the fire that came to the area from the Zamorano municipality of Molezuelas. Photo by Fernando Otero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Burned buildings after the forest fire on August 14, 2025, in Villamontán de la Valduerna, León, Castilla y León (Spain). Today a second volunteer, Jaime Aparicio, one of the seven injured who remained hospitalized with 85% of his body burned and in critical condition at the Río Hortega University Hospital in Valladolid, died today. He is a 37 year old young man who accompanied the first deceased, Abel Ramos, last Tuesday when they were trying to help in the south of Leon to extinguish the fire that came to the area from the Zamorano municipality of Molezuelas. Photo by Fernando Otero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

A helicopter bomber flies over the village on August 14, 2025, in Villamontán de la Valduerna, León, Castilla y León (Spain). Today a second volunteer, Jaime Aparicio, one of the seven injured who remained hospitalized with 85% of his body burned and in critical condition at the Río Hortega University Hospital in Valladolid, died today. He is a 37 year old young man who accompanied the first deceased, Abel Ramos, last Tuesday when they were trying to help in the south of Leon to extinguish the fire that came to the area from the Zamorano municipality of Molezuelas. Photo by Fernando Otero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Second Burn Victim Dies from Leon Fires - Spain

Forest firefighting teams on August 14, 2025, in Villamontán de la Valduerna, León, Castilla y León (Spain). Today a second volunteer died, Jaime Aparicio, one of the seven injured who remained hospitalized with 85% of his body burned and in critical condition at the University Hospital Río Hortega in Valladolid. He is a 37 year old young man who accompanied the first deceased, Abel Ramos, last Tuesday when they were trying to help in the south of Leon to extinguish the fire that came to the area from the Zamorano municipality of Molezuelas. Photo by Fernando Otero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

View of the fire, on August 13, 2025, in Ribas de la Valduerna, León, Castilla y León (Spain). A total of 7,859 people, from 34 localities in León, have been evacuated due to the advance of the Molezuelas de la Caballeda-Castrocalbón forest fire, which originated last Sunday in Zamora and moved to the province of León, according to the latest data update offered by the Territorial Delegation of the Junta. Many of the evicted people have been placed in the different shelters set up by the Red Cross León in the towns of La Bañeza and Astorga. Photo by Fernando Otero / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire on August 13, 2025, in Miñambres de la Valduerna, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). A total of 7,859 people, from 34 localities in León, have been evacuated due to the advance of the Molezuelas de la Caballeda-Castrocalbón forest fire, which originated last Sunday in Zamora and moved into the province of León, according to the latest data update offered by the Territorial Delegation of the Junta. Many of the evicted people have been placed in the different shelters set up by the Red Cross León in the towns of La Bañeza and Astorga. Photo by Fernando Otero / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

View of the fire, on August 13, 2025, in Miñambres de la Valduerna, León, Castilla y León (Spain). A total of 7,859 people, from 34 localities in León, have been evacuated due to the advance of the Molezuelas de la Caballeda-Castrocalbón forest fire, which originated last Sunday in Zamora and moved to the province of León, according to the latest data update offered by the Territorial Delegation of the Junta. Many of the evicted people have been placed in the different shelters set up by the Red Cross León in the towns of La Bañeza and Astorga. Photo by Fernando Otero / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire on August 13, 2025, in Miñambres de la Valduerna, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). A total of 7,859 people, from 34 localities in León, have been evacuated due to the advance of the Molezuelas de la Caballeda-Castrocalbón forest fire, which originated last Sunday in Zamora and moved into the province of León, according to the latest data update offered by the Territorial Delegation of the Junta. Many of the evicted people have been placed in the different shelters set up by the Red Cross León in the towns of La Bañeza and Astorga. Photo by Fernando Otero / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire, on August 13, 2025, in Miñambres de la Valduerna, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). A total of 7,859 people, from 34 localities in León, have been evacuated due to the advance of the Molezuelas de la Caballeda-Castrocalbón forest fire, which originated last Sunday in Zamora and moved into the province of León, according to the latest data update offered by the Territorial Delegation of the Junta. Many of the evicted people have been placed in the different shelters set up by the Red Cross León in the towns of La Bañeza and Astorga. Photo by Fernando Otero / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire on August 13, 2025, in Miñambres de la Valduerna, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). A total of 7,859 people, from 34 localities in León, have been evacuated due to the advance of the Molezuelas de la Caballeda-Castrocalbón forest fire, which originated last Sunday in Zamora and moved into the province of León, according to the latest data update offered by the Territorial Delegation of the Junta. Many of the evicted people have been placed in the different shelters set up by the Red Cross León in the towns of La Bañeza and Astorga. Photo by Fernando Otero / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire on August 13, 2025, in Miñambres de la Valduerna, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). A total of 7,859 people, from 34 localities in León, have been evacuated due to the advance of the Molezuelas de la Caballeda-Castrocalbón forest fire, which originated last Sunday in Zamora and moved into the province of León, according to the latest data update offered by the Territorial Delegation of the Junta. Many of the evicted people have been placed in the different shelters set up by the Red Cross León in the towns of La Bañeza and Astorga. Photo by Fernando Otero / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Forest Fires Continue to Burn in Northern Spain

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire on August 13, 2025, in Miñambres de la Valduerna, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). A total of 7,859 people, from 34 localities in León, have been evacuated due to the advance of the Molezuelas de la Caballeda-Castrocalbón forest fire, which originated last Sunday in Zamora and moved into the province of León, according to the latest data update offered by the Territorial Delegation of the Junta. Many of the evicted people have been placed in the different shelters set up by the Red Cross León in the towns of La Bañeza and Astorga. Photo by Fernando Otero / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

Scorched earth in a mountain between Villalís de la Valduerna and Quintana y Congosto, after a fire, on August 13, 2025, in Quintana y Congosto, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The forest fire affecting León and Zamora has caused the death of a volunteer who was collaborating in the extinguishing work, in addition to more than 10 injured. Some 5,400 people from 25 villages have been evacuated to protect lives, and strong winds have hampered firefighting efforts, causing the fire to spread rapidly. AUGUST 13;2025 Fernando Otero / Europa Press 08/13/2025

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

Scorched earth in a mountain between Villalís de la Valduerna and Quintana y Congosto, after a fire, on August 13, 2025, in Quintana y Congosto, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The forest fire affecting León and Zamora has caused the death of a volunteer who was collaborating in the extinguishing work, in addition to more than 10 injured. Some 5,400 people from 25 villages have been evacuated to protect lives, and strong winds have hampered firefighting efforts, causing the fire to spread rapidly. AUGUST 13;2025 Fernando Otero / Europa Press 08/13/2025

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

Scorched earth in a mountain between Villalís de la Valduerna and Quintana y Congosto, after a fire, on August 13, 2025, in Quintana y Congosto, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The forest fire affecting León and Zamora has caused the death of a volunteer who was collaborating in the extinguishing work, in addition to more than 10 injured. Some 5,400 people from 25 villages have been evacuated to protect lives, and strong winds have hampered firefighting efforts, causing the fire to spread rapidly. AUGUST 13;2025 Fernando Otero / Europa Press 08/13/2025

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

Scorched earth in a mountain between Villalís de la Valduerna and Quintana y Congosto, after a fire, on August 13, 2025, in Quintana y Congosto, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The forest fire affecting León and Zamora has caused the death of a volunteer who was collaborating in the extinguishing work, in addition to more than 10 injured. Some 5,400 people from 25 villages have been evacuated to protect lives, and strong winds have hampered firefighting efforts, causing the fire to spread rapidly. AUGUST 13;2025 Fernando Otero / Europa Press 08/13/2025

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

One Dead and More than 5,000 People Evacuated as Fires Ravage Leon - Spain

Scorched earth in a mountain between Villalís de la Valduerna and Quintana y Congosto, after a fire, on August 13, 2025, in Quintana y Congosto, León, Castilla y León (Spain). The forest fire affecting León and Zamora has caused the death of a volunteer who was collaborating in the extinguishing work, in addition to more than 10 injured. Some 5,400 people from 25 villages have been evacuated to protect lives, and strong winds have hampered firefighting efforts, causing the fire to spread rapidly. AUGUST 13;2025 Fernando Otero / Europa Press 08/13/2025