WATCH: Firemen tackle forest fire on Costa del Sol

UPDATE:

The fire has now been stabilised and officials are working to control it.

Bomberos Mijas and INFOCA, Prevention and Extinguishing of Forest Fires in Andalucia, said it had been stabilised at 21:50 on their official Twitter accounts.

ESTABILIZADO a las 21.50 horas #IFMijas, #Málaga. Vamos ahora a controlarlo.

— INFOCA (@Plan_INFOCA) July 12, 2018

FIREMEN are working to control a fire that has been tearing through a forest in Mijas.

Bomberos de Mijas está actuando en el #IFMijas declarado en el Diseminado las Rosas. pic.twitter.com/090X1wNYEf

— BOMBEROS DE MIJAS (@bomberosdemijas) July 12, 2018

The blaze broke out this evening on Diseminado las Rosas.

Bomberos de Mijas announced on Twitter that their primary focus is to ‘defend people and their homes’ and shared the clip below.

La principal actuación de los Bomberos de Mijas, se centran en la defensa de las personas y viviendas. #IFMijas pic.twitter.com/L7Lnrt5VhL

— BOMBEROS DE MIJAS (@bomberosdemijas) July 12, 2018