A British man, Malcolm Timbrell, says he survived a wildfire in Spain after becoming separated from his wife and friends as flames swept through their village. BBC reports that Timbrell describes being in a car when the blaze took hold, with his wife and several people he was with believed to have died while trying to reach safety. The outlets also describe the incident as occurring in Bédar, in Spain’s Almería province.
According to BBC, Timbrell’s account centers on how the fire advanced quickly and forced him to flee, leaving him unable to stay together with his wife and friends. The Daily Mail adds more detail about the scale of the event, saying the village was destroyed and that at least 13 people died, though the focus in those reports is Timbrell’s survival and the fact that his wife and friends were still feared dead or missing at the time of reporting. The Mirror similarly reports that Timbrell survived and was seeking safety while his wife is feared to be among those who did not make it.
The reports draw on Timbrell’s testimony and do not present additional confirmation details beyond the ongoing death toll and missing-status at the time.
