23 Jan, 2019 @ 14:48
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WATCH: Aircraft and dozens of firefighters called to huge forest fire in Spain’s Andalucia

UPDATE: The fire is believed to have been brought under control by firefighters

A FOREST fire has erupted in the hills of Motril.

The flames broke out at around 11.10am this morning with the cause of the blaze unknown.

Some 56 firefighters and a helicopter have been sworn in to tackle the fire.

The fire is situated near to the Gorgoracha Tunnel.

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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