The fire declared Monday afternoon in the town Madrid of three songs has left a person who died for burns and material damage of great magnitude In the Urbanization of Soto de Viñuelas, still pending to evaluate, after burning about a thousand hectares. As reported EFEthe flames extended with such a speed that they forced to evict hundreds of neighbors in minutes.
The authorities and emergency services, with an advanced command post in the Fairground of Tres Cantos, decided to evacuate not only Soto de Viñuelas, but also to the urbanizations of Fuente El Fresno and Ciudad el Campo, in San Sebastián de los Reyes.
In total, 180 people were evacuated; Of these, a hundred needed realojo in sports centers enabled by the City Council, while the rest found refuge with family or friends.
Santiago, neighbor of Soto de Viñuelas for 40 years, told EFE That at the beginning the flames seemed controllable: “It was a small fire, but in just fifteen minutes he traveled three kilometers and reached my house.” He explained that the wind blew from the west, moving away the danger, until it changed suddenly to the north, introducing the fire in the urbanization and “starting the disaster.”
David, resident for two years, said that The fire began in the third phase of three songs “Keep new three songs,” and in just 45 minutes Soto de Viñuelas reached, after traveling about six kilometers.
Elvira, who has lived “all life” in urbanization, recalled that he saw the flames from his window after receiving a call from his sister. He pointed out that the fire advanced through the channel of a stream with “poorly arranged and dry vegetation”, and criticized the lack of maintenance of that area.
For their part, Ramón and María del Mar, with 15 years of residence in Soto de Viñuelas, said they prepared a hatch as soon as they saw the smoke and confirmed that they were relocated. “It was an important scare,” they summed up, although they also expressed their discomfort for the “lack of information and some disorganization” during the operation.
In Tuesday, numerous neighbors watched from distance the tasks of extinction, waiting to be able to return to their homes and know the state of their properties. Emergency teams continue to work in the area to suffocate the last fires and evaluate the damage caused by a fire that, in the words of their witnesses, spread “with a terrible speed.”
Deeply regrets the death of man seriously injured in the #Iftrescantos.
All my love for your family and friends in this painful moment.
Thanks to emergency teams that continue to work tirelessly to protect lives and homes.
– Isabel Díaz Ayuso (@idiazayuso) August 12, 2025
