Spain Wildfire Kills 12 people Amid Extreme Heat

A wildfire killed 12 people in southern Spain as soaring temperatures gripped much of the country, Spanish authorities said early Friday. 

Several victims of the fire in Los Gallardos were found inside burnt-out vehicles, local media reported. 

Six others have been injured in the blaze, which



150 firefighters were battling. The fire broke out in a hamlet in a semi-arid area near the Sierra de Los Filabres mountains. 

Authorities have not confirmed the cause of the fire, but said people who called to report it said that a fallen power line had sparked a blaze that spread rapidly into a nearby forest.