A forest fire that started in abnormally hot temperatures has burned through through more than 500 hectares of land in eastern Spain and forced 180 people to flee their homes, officials said Monday. The fire began on Sunday near Tarbena in the Valencia region as temperatures reached 30 degrees Celcius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), which is unusually high for the season. Heat, wind and low humidity fuelled the blaze which media reports said may have started with an agricultural fire. …Eight air units battled the blaze alongside firefighters and troops from the UME military emergency unit which is called in to help with larger fires. According to the AEMET national weather service, temperatures rose above 30C in more than 65 areas across Spain on Saturday, including places as far north as the Pyrenees, Galicia and the Castilla y Leon region.