9 Aug, 2018 @ 15:22
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BREAKING: Cars abandoned and aircraft scrambled as forest fire erupts on Spain’s Costa del Sol

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AIRCRAFT have been called to a forest fire on the Costa del Sol. 

Some 18 firefighters and a helicopter have been sent to Torremolinos as flames have engulfed land next to the A-7 motorway.

The dense cloud of smoke can be seen in Malaga while traffic has been cut off at the 227 km mark, near the Palacio de Congresos in Torremolinos.

Traffic detours are beginning some five kilometers earlier on both the MA-20 and the AP-7.

 

The fire is believed to be on both sides of the road.

Diario Sur reports that many have left their cars to walk to the closest exit.

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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1 Comment

  1. The fires are not accidental. They are deliberate and are happening all over the world. They are started by laser DEW technology. The idea is to push the UN’s Agenda21 to force humanity to live in ‘safe’ cities, then put in the 5G to fry us all. If you care about your friends and families, view this video and do something to stop this genocide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAHSMS7zp5Q

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