A wildfire that broke out Wednesday afternoon in Almorox, near Toledo, triggered the evacuation of several residential areas in central Spain, including the El Encinar del Alberche, Ribera del Alberche and Rincón del Alberche neighborhoods. The Community of Madrid activated Level 2 of its forest fire emergency plan, ordering the confinement of the municipality of Villa del Prado and closing the N-403 and M-507 highways to traffic.
Emergency services dispatched two ES-Alert mobile warnings to residents in the affected zones. Firefighting crews from Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha, including aerial units, were deployed alongside Spain's Military Emergencies Unit, which was mobilized to assist with containment efforts.
Dozens of ground and aerial resources from regional fire brigades and forestry agents converged on the area as flames advanced toward populated zones.