2026 Spain wildfires

Almería saw the deadliest wildfire in Southern Spain.^[5]

In July 2026, a fire started at Sierra Norte Natural Park in Guadalajara.^[6] As of 23 July, the wildfire has burned over 32,000 hectares.^[7]

Wildfires have affected the North East of Spain.^[8]

By 24 July, two fires in the Ávila and Madrid provinces, about 50km west from the city of Madrid, merged into a single blaze. The wildfire, which had burned 15,000 hectares between the two provinces, was regarded by Spanish officials as "beyond the capacity of firefighters to contain", forcing the evacuation of 60,000 people, and burning through the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex.^[9][10]

In the province of Castelló, a fire began burning hectares in a neighborhood near the mountains of the town of la Vall d'Uixó, starting on the morning of July 25.^[11] The fire front entered the Sierra de Espadán Natural Park [es]. As of July 26, the wildfire had spread, burning around 6,500 hectares and causing the evacuation of 18,000 people.^[12] During the afternoon, the Emergency Coordination Center of the Valencian Government sent alerts for the evacuation of the towns of Azuébar and Almedíjar; both are part of the natural park. Due to smoke inhalation, 19 people have required medical attention. The fire is suspected to have been deliberately set.^[11][13] The Emergency Coordination Center later issued another alert, this time to communicate the lockdown of the municipality of la Vall d'Uixó, and later in the nearby towns of Betxí and Onda, due to the smoke produced by the fire.^[14][15]