A volunteer firefighter died from severe burns and several people were hospitalised in dozens of wildfires that raged across Spain, fuelled by strong winds and scorching heat.

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

At least one person was killed in Spain where wildfires fueled by the current heat wave in Southern Europe continue to burn.