Spanish authorities said on Sunday that almost all fronts of the wildfires affecting Community of Madrid and Avila province were contained while over 121,000 people remain affected, according to the El Pais newspaper.

The Military Emergency Unit authorities said the progress made overnight made it possible to contain all wildfire fronts although several active hotspots remained. They reaffirmed the those hotspots will be the focus of firefighting efforts throughout the day.

More than 121,000 people have been evacuated or ordered to remain indoors while the fires burned more than 77,000 hectares (190,271 acres) in Madrid and Avila.

Firefighters are reportedly treating the wildfires spanning Avila and Madrid as a single operational fire, although the two fronts have not yet merged. The flames are also advancing towards the province of Toledo.

Wildfires also destroyed more than 40 homes in Madrid region and caused varying degrees of damage to nearly 300 others, according to the latest assessment by the regional government.

Later in the day, Francisco Martin, Spain’s central government representative in Madrid, said the western flank of the fire remains contained and is not advancing.

Alfonso Fernandez Manueco, president of the Castile and Leon regional government where the Avila province is located, said the wildfire was caused by negligence and that they will join legal proceedings against whoever caused the fire.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the Cabinet will approve a royal decree-law on Tuesday declaring the areas affected by the wildfires as severely affected by a civil protection emergency.

During his visit to Avila, Sanchez also warned that “challenging hours” still lie ahead and urged the public to exercise extreme caution.

In Castellon, another wildfire that broke out on Saturday in Vall d’Uixo town forced the evacuation of several municipalities, totaling around 17,000 people.

Citing satellite estimates from the European Forest Fire Information System, El Pais revealed that Vall d’Uixo wildfire in Castellon may have burned around 5,000 hectares (12,355 acres).

Spain’s Directorate-General for Traffic also reportedly closed 39 roads in the provinces of Avila, Madrid and Castellon because of the wildfires.

Meanwhile, a man died on Saturday in the fire that broke out in the Salt de l’Aigua ravine in the Valencian town of Manises.

The Ecological Transition Ministry said on US social media platform X that the 2026 wildfire toll as of Sunday stood at 152,678 hectares (377,260 acres) affected, with 32 large wildfires recorded.

During the same period in 2025, 24,133 hectares (59,640 acres) were affected and seven large wildfires were recorded.