# World Central Kitchen wildfire relief in Spain > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/world-central-kitchen-wildfire-relief-in-spain > Updated: 2026-07-31T01:30:31.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. In late July 2026, Spanish chef Carlos Casillas turned his Michelin‑starred Barro restaurant in Ávila into a relief kitchen after a forest fire swept the Sierra de Gredos. Working with the humanitarian group World Central Kitchen (WCK), the operation began with 700 hot meals for evacuees, firefighters and volunteers and quickly expanded to three 24‑hour shifts, producing roughly 18,000 meals for those affected. A few days later, WCK broadened the effort, partnering with additional Spanish chefs and restaurants in the neighboring Sayago comarca of Zamora and the Burgohondo area of Ávila. At Restaurante España in Fermoselle, chef Mar Marcos and his team prepared and packaged trays of pasta, meat and vegetables, while Casillas continued large‑scale production at Barro. The combined network supplied thousands of rations, sustaining volunteers and emergency crews as the fires were brought under control and displaced residents began returning home. ## Timeline ### 2026-07-31: World Central Kitchen teams with Spanish chefs to feed wildfire evacuees in Zamora and Ávila World Central Kitchen, led by José Andrés, partnered with Restaurante España and chef Carlos Casillas to prepare thousands of meals for firefighters and evacuees during Spain's Zamora and Ávila wildfires. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/world-central-kitchen-teams-with-spanish-chefs-to-feed-wildfire-evacuees-in-zamora-and-vila ### 2026-07-27: Chef Carlos Casillas serves 18,000 meals to Ávila fire victims Chef Carlos Casillas closed his Michelin‑starred Barro restaurant, partnering with World Central Kitchen to deliver about 18,000 meals to Ávila forest‑fire victims and responders. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/chef-carlos-casillas-serves-18000-meals-to-vila-fire-victims --- Cite as: World Central Kitchen wildfire relief in Spain. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/world-central-kitchen-wildfire-relief-in-spain