Many of the 11 killed in a southern Spain wildfire are believed to be foreigners, including four possible British nationals found in a car.
MADRID: Many of the 11 people killed in a wildfire in southern Spain are believed to have been foreigners, including four who may have been British who were burned in their car, authorities said Friday.
Formal identification is still under way after the blaze swept through the Los Gallardos area of Almeria province, but “everything appears to indicate that the majority, or possibly all, of those who died were foreigners,” said Antonio Sanz, Andalusia’s minister for emergencies.
Four of the victims were found in a car that was right-hand drive, Sanz said, suggesting they might be British nationals. The other seven may have died as they attempted to flee on foot through an area characterized as difficult terrain.
Eight people were also injured in the wildfire, which broke out on Thursday and spread quickly through the popular tourist region.
