Fire in Spain: firefighters make progress, evacuated residents of Almería return home

The fire ravaging the province of Almería showed signs of easing on Sunday, July 12, 2026, allowing firefighters to shift from containment to direct attack on active hotspots. Guardia Civil officers rescued a dog from a damaged house, while police maintained roadblocks near Bédar. Burned vehicles and blackened slopes testified to the scale of destruction, with this being one of the deadliest forest fires in Spain in recent years.