Two People Die in Fires in Spain, Amid Heatwave in Europe

‘My solidarity with all those affected and my recognition to the emergency services that are working to extinguish it,’ Spain’s prime minister said.

In this photo released by Agents Rurals de Catalunya, uncontrolled fire rages across the grasslands in the Segarra region, in the rural province of Lleida, Spain, on July 1, 2025. AP Photo/ Agents Rurals de Catalunya, HO

Two people died on July 1 in wildfires in northeastern Spain, amid the intense heat wave in Europe.

The wildfires spread simultaneously in Torrefeta and Florejacs, in the province of Lleida, across an area of ​​approximately 12,300 acres, according to a statement from the Catalan fire department.