The 62-year-old man has lost his life in the surroundings of Ferreruela de Tábara late in the afternoon
The fire unleashed this Sunday afternoon in Losacio has charged a fatal victim, a 62-year-old brigade member of a fire engine who was fighting the flames in the surroundings of Ferreruela de Tábara. The information has been confirmed to this newspaper by several well-informed sources. Apparently, the strong wind that has caused the rapid advance of the flames has caused the worker to remain trapped in the flameswhere he lost his life, at approximately nine o’clock at night.
The fire It is advancing at an enormous speed and has forced the eviction of several hundred people from several towns in the Tábara region.
The flames have reached the outskirts of several towns, where cattle ranches and several other possessions have been burned, an extreme at this time that is impossible to quantify.
The fire is totally beyond the extinguishing capacity of the means that fight against the fire and is very close to the Sierra de la Culebra, affected by the great fire that burned more than 30,000 hectares a month ago.