Spanish Authorities: Madrid Fire Has Reached Its Peak and "Extinguishing It Is Impossible"

Spanish authorities announced on Friday evening that the fire in the Madrid metropolitan area had reached its peak, confirming that it was impossible to extinguish. Governor Carlos Novillo said at a press conference at the fire-fighting operations command center, “It is now clear that the fire has reached its peak and it is impossible to extinguish.” At the same time, the office of the Spanish Prime Minister announced that Pedro Sánchez would travel on Saturday morning to the rescue operations coordination center in the Spanish capital, accompanied by Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska.