Latest news and updates on the fires in Spain</minimax:tool_call> news and current events on fires in Spain)

Forest fires in Spain have already burned more than 297,000 hectares since the beginning of the year, according to data published by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) last Friday. This value represents almost half of all the area burned in the European Union, corresponding to 48.1% of the total registered in the member countries. A total of 43 large fires were also recorded in Spanish territory during this period. MITECO is the body responsible for publishing this data on the fire situation in the country.