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Spain Wildfires Ease Under 48-Hour Weather Window as Fasgar Flares Again

Cooler, calmer conditions are giving crews a brief chance to consolidate containment lines across the northwest.

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Overview

  • Authorities list 13 high-risk fires at Operativa 2, two fewer than Tuesday, with overall progress reported by regional and state coordinators.
  • The Fasgar blaze in León reactivated after winds broke defensive lines, making it the most active front under IGR 2 in Castilla y León.
  • Galicia reports major gains: Larouco (about 30,000 ha) and Chandrexa de Queixa–Vilariño (about 19,000 ha) remain stabilized, OímbraXinzo de Limia (about 17,000 ha) and A Mezquita are controlled, and the Carballedo fire was extinguished.
  • Zamora rehoused five villages under home confinement and other towns in León were allowed to return, and high-speed Madrid–Barcelona service was restored after a brief halt caused by a fire near Yebes.
  • Asturias keeps focus on Ibias, where crews are anchoring flanks; officials estimate roughly 379 hectares burned, 41 residents were evacuated, and the regional president says evidence points to deliberate ignition under investigation.