Overview
- The Orés fire in the Cinco Villas of Zaragoza began on Wednesday and has grown to roughly 4,500–5,000 hectares, prompting Aragón to raise PROCINFO to Level 2 and request the Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME).
- Authorities sent ES‑Alert warnings that ordered evacuations of Orés, Asín, Luesia and Malpica de Arba and closed local roads as crews reported homes damaged and hundreds of people displaced.
- Firefighters reinforced lines overnight while airborne and ground units from Infoar, MITECO, BRIF and regional brigades continue to battle the blaze under shifting winds and high temperatures.
- Separate outbreaks in Catalonia included a now‑stabilized Sant Quirze Safaja fire of about 97–100 hectares and fresh blazes in Alt Camp where police are probing suspected deliberate ignition.
- Prosecutors on Wednesday asked to provisionally dismiss the 2025 Oímbra tractorist criminal case, saying he followed work orders and pointing instead to command and coordination failures among authorities as a separate matter, and officials warn dry, hot conditions and stretched resources could prolong containment.