A Firefighter died on Sunday Evening While Fighting the Large-Scale Forest Fires in Spain. He died after his fire truck. The man is the fourth fatality as a result of the forest fires.
The 57-Year-old Spaniard was Extingughing a Fire in the Province of León When the Accident Occurred. After the truck Overturned, he was Trapped in The Vehicle, Reports The Spanish Broadcaster RTVE .
The Emergency Services Tried to Free Him, But Help was no Longer Possible. Another Firefighter was an injured in the accident.
The Firefighter is The Fourth Victim As A Result of the Forest Fires Raging in Spain. Two Other Fatalities Were Volunteer Firefighters, also from the Province of León. The Third Victim was a man from the Madrid Area. He had burns on a Large Part of his body.
The Spanish Authorities have requested assistance with the fires. There are about Forty Large Wildfires in the Country, which are Difficult to Combat Due to the Drought and Heat of recently Week. More than 150,000 hectares of nature have leg burned. That is Almost Double the Annual Average.
The Netherlands Comes to the Rescue
Several Countries, Including The Netherlands, Have Pledged Assistance. Two Chinook Helicopters From the Air Force Are En Route to Spain to Help With Extingughing. Water Bags can be hung under the helicopter. This allows 8,000 liters of water to be thrown on the fires per time.
In Addition, A Dutch Team of Twenty Firefighters, Helping With The Extingughing is. That team was already in the Galicia Region to Learn More about Extinguishing Wildfires.
0:43