Overview
- After about 20 near-simultaneous ignitions overnight, Cantabria reported most fires controlled or extinguished under a Level 2 response with multiple brigades and aerial support.
- Officials attributed many outbreaks to arson, as crews concentrated on Puente Viesgo, Peñas de Bejes and Proaño and reported damage to century-old chestnut trees in El Habario.
- Authorities maintained maximum alert into November 14 with very low humidity and strong south winds complicating suppression and increasing the chance of flare-ups.
- In Las Gabias (Granada), a house fire killed a child and triggered a Guardia Civil investigation, with differing reports on the victim’s age and the town declaring a day of mourning.
- Separately, one person was gravely injured in a Barakaldo apartment fire after a fall during the escape, and evacuations were carried out in Hondarribia for an active but controlled hillside blaze near the Higuer lighthouse.