wildfire that started last week in Spain's Huelva province has continued to spread, prompting the evacuation of around 3,000 residents from nearby areas.
Twenty-five aircraft and helicopters are helping to combat the blaze, that first erupted on August 27, along with 250 firemen, supported by 157 members of Spain's Military Emergency Unit and local volunteers, reports Xinhua news agency.
The Agricultural Minister for the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Carmen Crespo, told reporters that it would be a while before people were able to return home because "it is a fire with a very large growth, whose perimeter must be sealed, and, for the moment, we must prevent anyone from returning".
It is being believed that the fire began as the result of sparks from a car, which quickly spread due to high temperatures and strong winds in a region of pine woodlands and scrub.
