Firefighters backed by soldiers continue to battle a wildfire in western Spain that has forced hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages, officials said. Local authorities blame arson for the blaze, which broke out Wednesday near the village of Pinofranqueado in the sparsely populated region of Extremadura bordering Portugal.

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