20 Aug, 2017 @ 19:14
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BREAKING: Fires in Mijas and Benalmadena

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UPDATE: Both fires are believed to have been brought under control

SEVERAL water planes and dozens of firefighters have been called to tackle blazes in Benalmadena and Mijas.

The fires in Mijas began a couple of hours ago in the El Higueron area.

Meanwhile footage of a car up in flames in Benalmadena has been shared widely on Facebook.

The clip shows the flames from the white vehicle spreading to the adjacent forestal areas.

It comes after more than 10 sea planes were scrambled to put out forest fires in Benahavis.

The fires are believed to be under control in Benahavis.

More to follow…

Photos of Mijas fires below provided by Olive Press reader Gordon O’Keeffe

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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