Esther Sánchez
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- Sep 12, 2026
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What happens to people who start wildfires? From two years in prison for a barbecue that caused 11 deaths to 10 years for an arsonist (opens the original)
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Penalties for those who start wildfires are severe. The Spanish Criminal Code provides for sentences of between 10 and 20 years in prison when a fire endangers people’s lives or physical safety. But only a small number of fires — whether set deliberately or caused by recklessness or accidents — reach trial, because they are difficult cases to prove. They usually occur across extensive forested areas, and even when a suspected perpetrator is identified, prosecutors must gather enough evidence to
A 9/11 firefighter in the Mediterranean: The volunteer brigade on the front line of Spain’s wildfires (opens the original)
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Twenty-five years ago, Adam Lake took part in rescue operations after the attacks on New York’s World Trade Center. There he lost 11 members of his unit. Now, nearly 4,000 miles away, the retired firefighter pulls on his fireproof pants and jacket, straps on his boots and grabs his gloves and helmet. He has lived in Jávea (in Spain’s eastern province of Alicante) for two years. Beside him, three other volunteers — an Englishman, a Colombian, and an Irishman — finish gearing up before climbing in
The cocktail behind the wildfires ravaging Spain: Unprecedented heat waves and a changing relationship with the countryside (opens the original)
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The wildfires that have ravaged Madrid, Ávila, and Toledo have set off alarms that were no surprise to scientists who have been warning about the danger for years. These large blazes are not an exception, are not confined to specific regions, and are not going to disappear. So far this year, up to Tuesday July 28, 173,000 hectares have burned — six times more than in the same period last year — and 35 large fires have been reported compared with seven in 2025. Where are official efforts failing?
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