The Press Association
ALICENTE, Spain — Two firefighters have died battling a wildfire in the Spanish province of Alicante. Meanwhile hundreds were evacuated by boat to escape a fire raging on the Canary Island of La Gomera.
The killer blaze is believed to have started when a car broke down then caught fire after its bonnet was lifted. It was one of half a dozen raging throughout Spain.
Nearly 1,000 tourists and island residents were evacuated by boat from the western island town of Valle Gran Rey on La Gomera island, next to Tenerife, after fears fires in surrounding hills could engulf the town. A further 3,000 people were gathered at the port waiting to see how the fire developed.
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