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Diego Santillana, 21-Year-Old Soldier, About How He Pulled a Man Out of the Tres Cantos Fire: "I Could only Tell Him I Was There with him."

On August 11, the sky of Tres Cantos (Madrid) turned black. In just 40 minutes, a voracious fire ran six kilometers, forced the evacuation of some 180 people, destroyed homes and destroyed the local equestrian. Among the victims was Mircea, a 50-year-old mechanic, father of two children, who lost his life trapped by the flames. But he did not die alone. Next to him was an exemplary soldier from the Asturias 31 Infantry Regiment of the Guadarrama…
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On August 11, the sky of Tres Cantos (Madrid) turned black. In just 40 minutes, a voracious fire ran six kilometers, forced the evacuation of some 180 people, destroyed homes and destroyed the local equestrian. Among the victims was Mircea, a 50-year-old mechanic, father of two children, who lost his life trapped by the flames. But he did not die alone. Next to him was an exemplary soldier from the Asturias 31 Infantry Regiment of the Guadarrama…

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COPE | Noticias y radio online broke the news in on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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