1500 Evacuated as Spain’s Fire Season Starts Early

A forest fire burns in the hills near Villanueva de Viver, Spain, in the early hours of March 24, 2023. Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via AP

MADRID—More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province on Friday, marking an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised full support to those who had fled their homes.