Overview
- The wildfire in Doñana's Rincón del Membrillo has been declared extinguished after a week of operations, and emergency teams are now delimiting damage and collecting evidence for an investigation that treats deliberate ignition as the main hypothesis.
- Research groups report roughly 500 hectares and more than 100 species were affected by the Doñana blaze though officials urge caution while field surveys confirm the exact footprint.
- A separate multi-front fire in Sanlúcar la Mayor was controlled and later put out with no injuries, but flames spread under panels and damaged electrical installations at the Solúcar termosolar plant.
- The national State Plan against forest fires has been moved forward to start on June 1 and now deploys extra BRIF crews, expanded aerial means and the availability of an emergency military battalion to bolster regional teams.
- Opposition parties are demanding parliamentary explanations and citing shortfalls in personnel and transparency, while experts warn that abundant winter growth has increased fuel loads and made this an earlier and more dangerous fire season.