Overview

• A fire in Bilbao’s San Ignacio district destroyed six vehicles and a motorcycle early on April 27, 2025, with no injuries reported.
• Emergency services advised Bilbao residents to close windows due to heavy smoke from the vehicle fire, which began in a parked van and spread.
• In Zumaia, three festival-area containers burned near the San Telmo festival stands, with firefighters extinguishing the blaze within an hour.
• Ertzaintza and local fire departments are actively investigating the origins of both fires, which remain undetermined as of now.
• Authorities have indicated the possibility of additional vehicles being affected in the Bilbao fire as investigations continue.