Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley filed a tort claim, saying Mayor Karen Bass had defamed the veteran firefighter in order to clear her own name.

Fired Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley is suing the city for her ouster, claiming Mayor Karen Bass launched a smear campaign against her after the deadly wildfires earlier this year. Crowley, whom Bass gave the axe in February for her allegedly bungled response to the Palisades Fire,

The death toll is now at two in Portugal and four in Spain as the fires burn for a second week, according to AFP. The fires are largely located in the northwest regions of Galicia, Castile and León, and Extremadura. More than 31,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes in Spain due to the fires, according to The Guardian .

Spain has endured the worst fire season on record, with devastating blazes continuing to destroy homes and land across the country.