Overview

• Emergency services were alerted at about 17:58 local time after a fire broke out in a mountain area near Villarejo de Órbigo, León.
• The Guardia Civil requested assistance and a mobile ICU and a Benavides de Órbigo medical team were deployed with environmental agents and provincial firefighters.
• A 66-year-old man was found unconscious with burns and medical personnel confirmed his death at the scene.
• The regional government reports the fire remains active with two environmental agents, two ground crews and one water tanker on the scene.
• Officials have not determined the cause or the burned area, and the case follows earlier summer fatalities in Nogarejas and El Bierzo.