{"id":360488,"date":"2026-07-12T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-fleeing-a-wildfire-can-be-deadly-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T04:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:00:23","slug":"why-fleeing-a-wildfire-can-be-deadly-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-fleeing-a-wildfire-can-be-deadly-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why fleeing a wildfire can be deadly | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TvVCS2sQdFg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why fleeing a wildfire can be deadly | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TvVCS2sQdFg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In Spain, a fast-moving wildfire killed at least 12 people \u2014 several of them apparently while trying to escape. Authorities say some victims left their cars or ignored shelter instructions as flames raced through southern Andalusia. So when a wildfire closes in, what is safer: run, drive, or stay put?<br \/>\nDW speaks to Dr. Anabela Bonada, Managing Director, Climate Science at Intact Centre<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n0:00 Wildfire kills at leaset 12 people in Andalusia, Spain<br \/>\n0:28 Authorities say some of the wildfire victims did not adhere to instructions to shelter in place. All but one of the victims are foreign nationals.<br \/>\n1:28 Authorities suspect that a broken power line likely sparked the blaze<br \/>\n2:02 Dr. Anabela Bonada, Scientist at Intact Centre, Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo, and helped developed Canada&#8217;s first community <\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Spain, a fast-moving wildfire killed at least 12 people \u2014 several of them apparently while trying to escape. 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