One Spaniard was among the victims and the rest appeared to be foreign nationals, said Antonio Sanz, head of emergencies in the Andalusia region.
The fire has ravaged the forested area surrounding the town of Los Gallardos in Almeria Province, a popular holiday destination and home to a large expatriate community.
A series of early summer heatwaves have led to an early wildfire season in Spain. So far this year, about 57,000 hectares have burned, about half the annual average for the past two decades and making up 40% of all the area burned in the European Union, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.
