The fire forced more than 1,800 people to evacuate, according to Agence France-Presse. When an astronaut on the International Space Station took this photograph of the blaze on March 27, a thick plume of smoke streamed southeast toward the Mediterranean Sea. At times, winds of up to 70 kilometers (44 miles) fanned the flames. Temperatures were above 25 Celsius (77 Fahrenheit) when the fire broke out, according to Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). Poor rainfall over the past three years had already primed forests in the province to burn, and warm, windy weather worsened the situation after the blaze ignited near Villanueva de Viver on March 23, 2023. But in 2023, the fire season got off to an early start with an intense blaze that raged in the eastern Castellon province in late March. ![]() In Spain, fires typically become severe in June as summer heat arrives.
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