Tag: arson
Police arrest man who tried to burn down Malaga cathedral in south Spain
POLICE arrested a man accused of trying to burn the ancient doors of Malaga cathedral after he was identified from security cameras.
Policia Nacional investigators...
FLARE UP: Arsonist targets customs patrol vessel in Gibraltar
A Gibraltarian HM Customs vessel has been badly damaged by an arsonist.
A small inflatable boat approached the HMC Seeker where an unknown person fired...
Mallorca bar terrace in Spain destroyed after German tourists throw cigarette butts off hotel balcony
A Mallorca upper bar terrace was destroyed after German tourists threw cigarette butts down onto it from a hotel balcony party.
13 people have been...
Catastrophe averted as suspected arsonist arrested after two fires set in Malaga natural park
A PASSER-BY who spotted a man setting fire to scrubland saved a natural park from potential ‘catastrophe’.
National police raced to the scene when a...
Three men die in suspected arson attack on Barcelona area apartment block in Spain
THREE men died in an Barcelona area apartment fire on Wednesday with police believing it was an arson attack.
A fourth person suffered serious injuries...
Family feud over unreturned money sees Costa Blanca rental home destroyed in arson attack in Spain
A family row over a refund of a rent deposit led to a Granja de Rocamora house being set ablaze and destroyed.
Two men, 25...
Man who set fire to his ex-boyfriend’s house faces 20 year jail time as trial begins in Spain’s Sevilla
A MAN has gone on trial in Sevilla for allegedly setting fire to his ex-boyfriend’s house after months of abuse and threats.
Named publically only...
LATEST: Arson suspected as firefighters battle to control blaze that has already scorched 2,000 hectares in hills above Spain’s...
AN ARSONIST is believed to be behind a blaze above the Costa del Sol that has already scorched 2,167 hectares, authorities have revealed.
It appears...
Manhunt launched as serial arsonist returns to Spain’s Mallorca
Police are actively searching for the pyromaniac after three separate fires raged across the capital on Tuesday night
Arsonist alert over woodland fires in Spain’s Costa Blanca region
A SINGLE arsonist could be responsible for a series of fires over two weekends in the Marina Alta region of the northern Costa Blanca.
Experts...
Spain’s Guardia Civil arrest man in Malaga province responsible for forest fire
A MAN has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Malaga province for causing a forest fire.
Block of flats evacuated in Spain’s Costa Blanca as man torches car in botched insurance scam
MORE THAN €18,000 worth of damage was caused by a Romanian man who torched his own car for the insurance.
Not only was HIS car...
Arson spree on the Costa del Sol forces up to 50 residents to flee their homes as 17 vehicles...
A 31-year-old man had to be treated in hospital because of the fire
Open date REVEALED for ‘deliberately torched’ Marbella chiringuito originally opened by Eva Longoria
Dramatic footage showed the beach club, which is popular with expats, erupt into flames in February, with black smoke billowing for miles
Bin torching epidemic continues in Spain’s Mallorca as police arrest ANOTHER arsonist while damage totals €370,000
Total damages for the crimes are now estimated at around €370,000, as each unit costs around €700, while the cleanup is about €300
WATCH: Police in Spain ‘fire rubber bullets’ at Scottish football fans after Benidorm bar ‘torched’ and man arrested for...
It also emerged on Wednesday that there would not be a fan zone for the roughly 10,000 football fans journeying from Scotland to Spain
ARSON TERROR: At least 39 dead in Spain and Portugal fires as suspects arrested
AT least 39 people have died in forest fires tearing through Portugal and Spain.
Authorities said they were still battling 60 blazes in Portugal and another 50...
Alleged arson leads to raging fire in Southern Spain and 1,500 to evacuate
The forest fire, which began last night, has been placed on level one (maximum threat level) by the authorities
Arrest made after arson attempt on religious statue
The alleged arsonist threw the homemade device at the statue
Europe’s largest tyre dump up in flames after suspected arson attack
A total of ten fire crews and two helicopters have been called to the scene
Cattle farming row to blame for 120 forest fires in northern Spain
Officials suspect underhand tactics from farmers are to blame for fires
Goat herder charged with seven counts of arson on Costa del Sol
A 46-year-old herder stands accused of burning 86 hectares of forest land in the last decade
Three arsonists arrested in Las Rozas
A farmers' squabble allegedly incensed the fire-starters
Competa wildfire being investigated as arson
It took 23 aircraft and 400 emergency service personnel to control the blaze
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EXCLUSIVE: Locals gather to help elderly British expat after mystery house-fire
Sotogrande firm claims a piece of history
A Lloyds of London underwriting box is being displayed at Ibex Insurance's new offices in Sotomarket
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Police bust gang accused of stealing up to €46,000 worth of luggage from passengers at Málaga’s main train station
Spain’s National Police force has arrested three people who are suspected of stealing up to €46,000 worth of luggage from passengers outside Málaga’s principal...
