Hindustan Times
AsiaPac · 4 hrs ago
Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire
A Spanish soldier died on Sunday while helping efforts to extinguish a major wildfire in the northeastern region of Aragon when his truck tumbled into a ravine, authorities said.Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfireThe army's Military Emergencies Unit confirmed "with deep pain" the loss of its soldier fighting the fire, which has raged for a week and threatened a 1,000-year-old monastery.The central government's top representative in the regional capital Zaragoza, Noelia Herrero, said the accident struck in the Atares ravine near Mount Oroel, a locally emblematic peak located in an area of rugged terrain with narrow roads.Three other occupants of the fire engine were rushed to hospital with injuries of varying severity, the regional government said in a statement.Prime Minister Pedro San
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