1 Oct, 2019 @ 23:27
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WATCH: Huge forest fire rages behind homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol as authorities warn ‘winds not helping’

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Firemen working in the height of the flames (CREDIT: INFOCA/Twitter)

THIS is the moment a huge forest blaze was filmed in the hills of the Costa del Sol this evening.

It comes after a level 1 emergency was declared after the fire broke out at around 7pm in Casares.

INFOCA most recently tweeted that winds of 25km/hr are ‘not helping’ firefighters put out the flames. 

Some six helicopters, two firetrucks and 36 firefighters were initially roped in to tackle the blaze in the Sierra Crestellina.

The fire is still raging on as the aircraft had to be grounded once the sun set.

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Firemen working in the height of the flames (CREDIT: INFOCA/Twitter)

The MA-8300 was cut off from the Las Cadenitas and Celima areas.

At 10:30 pm, when the flames turned north, however, the road opened again.

A level 1 Emergency Plan for forest fires was declared at 8.50pm.

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Authorities say winds are ‘not helping’ the firemen (CREDIT:INFOCA/Twitter)

The fire has two fronts, in the Celina and La Arquita areas.

A strong westerly wind is threatening to bring the flames closer to homes but firefighters are working hard to prevent it from reaching towns.

At least one home has been destroyed.

Its owner reportedly became trapped and had to take refuge in the pool until he was rescued by firefighters.

Other properties have been evacuated but have not yet been touched by the flames.

More to follow…

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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