BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish authorities say two people have died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control. Catalan regional president Salvador Illa announced the deaths in a social media post around midnight on Tuesday. The fire came amid a European heat wave that’s sending thermometers soaring again on Wednesday. A total of 6,500 hectares or 16,000 acres was burned before firefighters established a perimeter and declared the blaze under control. About 14,000 people were ordered to stay indoors. That order was lifted late Tuesday. Read the full story by Joseph Wilson, Associated Press here. Banner image: In this photo released by Agents Rurals de Catalunya, uncontrolled fire rages across the grasslands in the Segarra region, in the rural province of Lleida, Spain, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/ Agents Rurals de Catalunya, HO)This article was originally published on Mongabay