Spanish firemen in forest tragedy

A forest fire fanned by shifting gusts of wind killed two firemen in north-western Spain.

The blaze broke out on Thursday night near a village of some 2,000 people in Pontevedra province, part of Spain's Galicia region.

Crews brought it under control by midday yesterday after the blaze charred 250 acres of forest, the regional government said.

The circumstances in which the men died were not clear last night.

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