A survivor of a fire in Spain says he fears his wife and several friends and neighbours have died while trying to reach safety. Malcolm Timbrell, 70, told the BBC that his wife and others decided the safest option was to leave by walking out in front of the firewall as the blaze spread. He expressed concern that they did not make it to safety during the evacuation attempt. The accounts describe a decision made during the emergency, with the group attempting to move ahead of the fire barrier rather than shelter or wait for other assistance. No outlet provides confirmed information about deaths or the current status of those missing. Both reports focus on the survivor’s account of events during the incident and his fears for the people closest to him. Authorities’ findings, casualty figures, and details about the fire’s cause and timeline are not included in the provided excerpts.