// BBC WORLD NEWS — MONDO
A wildfire killed their loved ones in Spain. These British families demand to know why
Families of Britons killed in Spain wildfires demand answers
Relatives of Britons killed in this summer's wildfires in Spain have told the BBC they are disgusted, after regional politicians blocked an official inquiry into the disaster.
Nine British nationals were among the 15 people who died when fire ripped through the hillside village of Bédar, in the province of Almería in south-eastern Spain, on 9 July.
Families have criticised the authorities' actions, including the decision not to send an emergency alert to mobile phones as the flames closed in.
"If that evacuation warning had come through in time, my father would still be alive," says Duncan Chard, who blames failures by officials on the day for a number of the deaths.
He lost his father Michael and his dad's partner Christine.
The governing People's Party (PP) and far-right Vox in the Andalusian parliament have rejected a request for a commission of inquiry made by the opposition Socialist party to which Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez belongs.
The PP and Vox argued that an ongoing criminal investigation would provide the necessary answers.
The Andalusian government, PP and Vox have been approached for comment.
Families of those killed say there must be a public and transparent probe.