In a tragic turn of events, a second volunteer has died in the Castilla y León wildfire, which originated in Molezuelas de la Carballeda and has spread to both Zamora and León. The thirty-six-year-old man succumbed to his injuries early Thursday morning, after suffering extensive burns that covered eighty-five per cent of his body. This information was confirmed by Nicanor Sen, the regional government’s delegate during a broadcast on ‘La Hora de La 1’.

This incident marks the second fatality linked to the wildfire, following the death of another volunteer earlier in the week. This brings the total number of fatalities from wildfires across Spain to three, which includes a man who died on Tuesday due to burns sustained in a separate fire in Tres Cantos, Madrid.

The deceased was initially treated at the Hospital of León, before being transferred to the Burn Unit at the Río Hortega Hospital in Valladolid, where he unfortunately passed away. Meanwhile, the latest updates from the Junta de Castilla y León have reported five other individuals hospitalised, three of whom are in critical condition in the Burn Unit, while two others are in the Intensive Care Unit, with one in critical condition and the other in serious condition.

Additionally, a seventy-eight-year-old man with burns covering seventeen per cent of his body was transferred to the Getafe University Hospital for specialised treatment. The severity of the situation continues to unfold as emergency services work tirelessly to contain the fires and assist those affected by this crisis.