Large forest fire in eastern Spain forces 850 people to evacuate

A major forest fire in eastern Spain has forced the evacuation of some 850 people as a precautionary measure, regional authorities said on Friday. The blaze erupted on Thursday in Montichelvo in Spain's Valencia region and engulfed some 2,000 hectares in the last 24 hours, regional president Carlos Mazón told journalists. "However, no people have been harmed so far," Mazón added. More than 200 firefighters and military personnel were on site to fight the fire on Friday, according to authorities. However, the firefighting efforts were hampered by strong winds, the fire service wrote on X, the p...