Overview

• Authorities estimate the blaze at roughly 2,800–3,000 hectares after wind pushed it from Guadalajara into Segovia, where Castilla y León set IGR/Nivel 2.
• Evacuations included Riofrío de Riaza and the La Pinilla urbanization, with Peñalba de la Sierra and Cabida still cleared as access restrictions and road closures persist.
• A unified command coordinates Castilla‑La Mancha, Castilla y León and Madrid assets alongside MITECO and the UME, with about 20 aircraft and requests for additional helitack brigades.
• Showers linked to ex‑hurricane Gabrielle have dampened fuels and eased active fronts, yet officials warn of smouldering hotspots, steep terrain and possible reactivations.
• AEMET’s red warning for torrential rain in Valencia prompted ES‑Alert messages, school suspensions and prepositioned Guardia Civil and UME units, as protests renewed calls for President Carlos Mazón’s resignation; separate house‑fire probes continue in Córdoba (three dead, likely accidental candle) and Badajoz (two arrests in suspected homicide and arson).