U.K. man describes harrowing escape from Spain wildfire that killed his wife and friends
- By July 14, 2026 / 9:14 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A British man caught up in Spanish wildfires has described how he survived the inferno as his wife and friends died trying to escape.
- Malcolm Timbrell, 70, lived with his wife Annette Kilgore, 69, in the village of Bedar, in the Almeria province of southeast Spain.
- The area was scorched by wildfires on July 9 that killed 13 people, one of the deadliest fires in the country's history.
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- By July 14, 2026 / 9:14 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A British man caught up in Spanish wildfires has described how he survived the inferno as his wife and friends died trying to escape.
- Malcolm Timbrell, 70, lived with his wife Annette Kilgore, 69, in the village of Bedar, in the Almeria province of southeast Spain.
- The area was scorched by wildfires on July 9 that killed 13 people, one of the deadliest fires in the country's history.
Sources: CBS News