Several passengers on the train panicked when they saw the fire in the Valencia region of Spain and broke windows in an effort to escape the carriage as flames quickly approached the tracks.
An approaching wildfire in eastern Spain caused a train driver to stop and prepare to change directions to avoid the flames, and several passengers were injured when they got off rather than wait, authorities said Wednesday.
Firefighters in Spain and Portugal were battling on Wednesday to control multiple forest fires across the Iberian Peninsula with blazes in the Serra da Estrela park resuming just days after being brought under control. Strong winds have been hampering attempts to combat the spread of the fire, one o ..
More than 1,200 firefighters struggled Wednesday to control a huge forest fire in Portugals Serra da Estrela park, which resumed just days after being brought under control