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Are there buildings on the Costa del Sol with the same flammable cladding as the Valencia fire tower block? Architect reveals all you need to know

AS authorities search for answers in the aftermath of the tragic Valencia apartment fire that left 10 dead and at least 15 injured, dean of the Malaga College of Architects Susana Gómez

25 Feb, 2024 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Property

MAPPED: Firefighters battle twelve different wildfires across Spain

FIREFIGHTERS are continuing to battle to control 12 twelve different wildfires raging across Spain on Friday, as a drop in temperatures brought little reprieve. It has already been the worst summer on

19 Aug, 2022 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·National News

Two dead, 60,000 hectares charred in wildfires across Spain

SPANISH authorities have confirmed that at least 60,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land in Spain have gone up in flames in the last 10 days. The total area burnt in Galicia

20 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·National News

Wildfire finally extinguished after 18 days burning in hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

OFFICIALS have finally declared that the wildfire which raged in the hills above Marbella and Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been extinguished. The blaze which broke out on June 8

27 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

Blaze destroys €5million superyacht moored in port in Spain’s Valencia

A FIRE destroyed and sank a £5million yacht in the port of Valencia last week. The blaze was such that six separate fire crews were called to put out the blaze at

24 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man dies in Jaen fire as investigation launched into Calle Las Cumbres tragedy

A MAN has tragically died in a fire in Spain’s Jaen. Emergency services were scrambled to Calle Las Cumbres at around 9.55pm on Saturday after a blaze ripped through a house. Fire

21 Mar, 2022 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Other News

Fire declared in Spain’s Nerja stabilised

A FIRE which broke out in an agricultural area of Nerja, seeing almost 75 firefighters and two Super Puma helicopters battle the blaze, has been stabilised. The fire, which broke out at

29 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

One dead in Spain’s Barcelona after falling from a window when the building went up in flames

A MAN has died after falling from an eighth floor window in a fire located in the Badalona area of Barcelona. According to authorities, they were alerted to a fire at 8.12am

26 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Blaze Barcelona Candle Factory Catalan Government Photo

WATCH: Candle factory goes up in flames in Spain’s Barcelona

FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain an enormous blaze that broke out at a Barcelona candle factory late Sunday evening and continued to burn throughout the night. The alarm was raised at half past

18 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

VIDEO: Firefighters battle through the night in Casares to extinguish another wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BLAZE that broke out in Casares in Spain’s Malaga province in the hills above Estepona has been brought under control by fire teams. The wildfire started around 7.30pm on Wednesday evening

7 Oct, 2021 @ 10:43

Lead·Malaga

GALLERY: Shocking images show giant smoke stack from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A GIGANTIC smoke plume was visible from across the Costa del Sol as firefighters continued to battle against a wildfire that has already ravaged close to 3,000 hectares and forced 700 people

9 Sep, 2021 @ 18:14

Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Scenes from hell as Sierra Bermeja wildfire destroys forest above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A VOLUNTEER firefighter called in to tackle one of the worst blazes to hit the zone this summer has shared his view with the Olive Press. The footage taken from a firefighting

9 Sep, 2021 @ 11:43

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Five caught in blazes in Costa Blanca’s Torrevieja including seven-year-old girl and baby

FIVE people, including a baby, young girl and three adults were injured in two separate fires, which occurred in Torrevieja in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The first fire began around

16 Jun, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

3,200 evacuated as wild fire continues in Spain’s Andalucia

SOME 3,200 people have been evacuated from their homes as a massive wild fire continues to burn in Andalucia. In total 27 aircraft, 300 forestry firefighters and 157 soldiers from the Military

30 Aug, 2020 @ 20:37

Lead

HUGE fire ignites near Alicante airport, firetrucks called, black smoke rises near car park

It is unsure how the fire started, but bundle of clothes in a landfill is thought to the main source of the inferno.

6 Nov, 2019 @ 16:38

Lead·London

BREAKING: Huge fire erupts on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A LARGE fire has broken out on the Costa del Sol in an area popular with holidaymakers. The blaze, which can be seen for miles has released a huge trail of black

19 Oct, 2019 @ 00:10

Lead·Malaga

Firefighter injured in explosion as he tackles huge ‘caravan fire’ near Spain’s Malaga Airport

Tyres have also been set alight by the fire, prompting the deployment of staff from the Andalucian Health Service

15 Oct, 2019 @ 19:22

Lead·Malaga

FIRE ARREST: Woman carrying lighters held over three separate blazes in Spain’s Marbella

She was caught inside the vehicle with ‘flammable material’ and several lighters, before police detained her on charges of a ‘forest crime’

3 Sep, 2019 @ 16:39

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Huge fire breaks out at harbour in Spain’s Ibiza as reports claim hotel is burning down

Planes and helicopters have been mobilised to tackle the blaze

26 Aug, 2019 @ 19:15

Lead

Huge fire near motorway in Spain’s Marbella controlled after 40 homes evacuated

Only one person is known to have been hospitalised following the incident - a Policia Nacional officer who was treated for smoke inhalation

23 Aug, 2019 @ 09:51

Environment·Lead·Malaga

French suspect held over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘used PETROL’ to try and kill hornets, say police

It comes as residents of the Forest Hills urbanization - where some 2,000 people were evacuated - have claimed that the fire was part of a neighbourly dispute

21 Aug, 2019 @ 09:44

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Power lines prevent wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol being extinguished as 290 hectares of land torched

“My husband and I have been coming to Estepona for eight years and we have seen fires before, but nothing like this”

20 Aug, 2019 @ 13:33

Environment·Lead·Malaga

EMERGENCY declared over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol as 50 evacuated, while helicopters, planes and 170 firefighters battle blaze

Meanwhile, five people have been treated for smoke poisoning, minor burns and bruises, but they were not hospitalised

19 Aug, 2019 @ 20:35

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Wildfires in Spain’s Gran Canaria declared ‘unstoppable’ as 8,000 evacuated

"One of the most painful images I've seen in my life"

19 Aug, 2019 @ 13:35

Environment·Lead

Costa del Sol forest fire under control after 29 firefighters and two planes mobilised to tackle blaze

It comes after a Brit was arrested last week following his admission of starting a forest fire in Nerja

28 May, 2019 @ 17:12

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Summer on the Costa del Sol may have to be spent indoors to avoid beach hut blazes and killer bacteria, writes Giles Brown

If you do own a beach club in Marbella, you are probably in the mood for celebrating that it is still standing

12 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga