Spain dispatched two water-bombing planes on Sunday morning to aid the Portuguese fire service on the ground after a huge forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 58 people and injured 59 others.
At least 30 people were injured Thursday, three of them seriously, when an explosion hit a recycling plant for hazardous chemical waste near Madrid, forcing the evacuation of nearby schools, authorities said.
Spain's national meteorological agency has issued high temperature alerts for 32 provinces across Spain on Wednesday as the late summer heatwave continued.
The fires which broke out near Javea on Sunday are the worst on record and by Tuesday morning had already destroyed 812 hectares around the town of Javea (Xabia) and Benitatxell.
The blaze which broke out on Sunday near the Mediterranean resort of Javea, up the coast from the popular holiday spot of Benidorm, destroyed 320 hectares (790 acres) of land and several buildings, local emergency services said.
A huge forest fire is raging across the hills surrounding the Costa Blanca resort of Javea, threatening to scorch homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of holidaymakers.
A German man who allegedly sparked a deadly forest fire in the Canary Islands by burning toilet paper has been remanded in custody, a court spokesman said Saturday.
The wildfire that started when a German tried to burn used toilet paper is still raging across the Canary Island claiming one life and forcing thousands from their homes.
A 27-year-old German man blamed for starting a wildfire that caused the death of a park ranger on the Canary Island of La Palma said he was trying to burn used toilet paper.
UPDATED: It could take another 10 days to put out a huge fire at a tyre dump near Madrid, regional authorities said on Monday, though residents have already been allowed to return to the area.
Spain on Sunday deployed three water-dropping planes to battle wildfires raging in remote regions in northern and central Spain amid unseasonably warm weather, the government said.
Spanish firefighters were battling around 100 wildfires in the northwestern Asturias region on Sunday, where flames fed by strong winds forced the closure of roads and a rail line, officials said.
A wildfire that ignited on Sunday has burned through more than 2,000 hectares of forest in region of Galicia, becoming what could be the biggest fire in the area this year.
