14 Mar, 2024 @ 15:10
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BREAKING VIDEO:  Bikini Beach chiringuito in Estepona destroyed by fire

THE Bikini Beach chiringuito in Estepona has gone up in flames.

As this exclusive video taken by the Olive Press shows, firemen are on the scene now trying to douse the fire.

YouTube video

After initially bringing the fire in the thatched roof under control firemen had to get their hoses out again as strong winds reignited the fire.

Police had to set up a cordon to keep back onlookers as sparks were blown a considerable distance.

Builders at the beach bar raised the alarm after they noticed a smell. They say they don’t know how the fire started.

But an eyewitness has said there was a worker on the roof with a butane cylinder 

More to follow

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Walter Finch, is the Digital Editor of the Olive Press and occasional roaming photographer who started out at the Daily Mail.
Born in London but having lived in six countries, he is well-travelled and worldly. He studied Philosophy at the University of Birmingham and earned his NCTJ diploma in journalism from London's renowned News Associates during the Covid era.
He got his first break working on the Foreign News desk of the Daily Mail's online arm, where he also helped out on the video desk due to previous experience as a camera operator and filmmaker.
He then decided to escape the confines of London and returned to Spain in 2022, having previously lived in Barcelona for many years.

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