"EVERYTHING WAS FIRE": Spain Declares National Emergency as Military Battle Flames in Madrid Region

Spain’s government declared a national emergency after raging wildfires surrounded communities west of Madrid and in neighboring Ávila province, forcing the mass evacuation of over 10,000 residents, elderly care home patients, and pets. Fueled by extreme heatwave conditions, severe drought, and shifting winds, multiple blazes merged into the worst wildfire event in the Madrid region's history, prompting the Interior Ministry to take central command and deploy the Military Emergencies Unit (UME) alongside helicopters and heavy machinery. Evacuees filled temporary shelters in towns like Chapinería and San Martín de Valdeiglesias while firefighters struggled to protect residential areas, marking a critical escalation in a devastating wildfire season that has already scorched over 120,000 hectares across Spain and more than 250,000 hectares continent-wide.

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