# Spain wildfire threatens village and historic monasteries

https://mins.news/en/video/23036

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-15 14:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VeaAeuW5IU

> Firefighters and Spain’s Emergency Military Unit worked through the night to contain the Peñas de Riglos wildfire in the Huesca region. The blaze has destroyed thousands of hectares, forced hundreds of people to evacuate and continued moving dangerously close to populated areas and two historic monasteries.

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