Winds from Storm Ciaran whip up wildfire in Spain as 850 people are evacuated

The wildfire has forced the evacuation of 850 people from four towns (Andreu Esteban/AP)

A wildfire fuelled by storm winds in eastern Spain has burned 4,900 acres of land and forced the evacuation of 850 people from four towns, officials said.

Some 200 firefighters and army emergency unit soldiers were deployed to try to extinguish the blaze near the eastern town of Montitxelvo.