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MAPPED: Firefighters battle twelve different wildfires across Spain
FIREFIGHTERS are continuing to battle to control 12 twelve different wildfires raging across Spain on Friday, as a drop in temperatures brought little reprieve.
It...
Two dead, 60,000 hectares charred in wildfires across Spain
SPANISH authorities have confirmed that at least 60,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land in Spain have gone up in flames in the last...
Wildfire finally extinguished after 18 days burning in hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
OFFICIALS have finally declared that the wildfire which raged in the hills above Marbella and Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been extinguished.
The...
Blaze destroys €5million superyacht moored in port in Spain’s Valencia
A FIRE destroyed and sank a £5million yacht in the port of Valencia last week.
The blaze was such that six separate fire crews were...
Man dies in Jaen fire as investigation launched into Calle Las Cumbres tragedy
A MAN has tragically died in a fire in Spain’s Jaen.
Emergency services were scrambled to Calle Las Cumbres at around 9.55pm on Saturday after...
Fire declared in Spain’s Nerja stabilised
A FIRE which broke out in an agricultural area of Nerja, seeing almost 75 firefighters and two Super Puma helicopters battle the blaze, has...
One dead in Spain’s Barcelona after falling from a window when the building went up in flames
A MAN has died after falling from an eighth floor window in a fire located in the Badalona area of Barcelona.
According to authorities, they...
WATCH: Candle factory goes up in flames in Spain’s Barcelona
FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain an enormous blaze that broke out at a Barcelona candle factory late Sunday evening and continued to burn throughout the...
VIDEO: Firefighters battle through the night in Casares to extinguish another wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
A BLAZE that broke out in Casares in Spain’s Malaga province in the hills above Estepona has been brought under control by fire teams.
The...
GALLERY: Shocking images show giant smoke stack from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A GIGANTIC smoke plume was visible from across the Costa del Sol as firefighters continued to battle against a wildfire that has already ravaged...
EXCLUSIVE: Scenes from hell as Sierra Bermeja wildfire destroys forest above Spain’s Costa del Sol
A VOLUNTEER firefighter called in to tackle one of the worst blazes to hit the zone this summer has shared his view with the...
Five caught in blazes in Costa Blanca’s Torrevieja including seven-year-old girl and baby
FIVE people, including a baby, young girl and three adults were injured in two separate fires, which occurred in Torrevieja in the early hours...
3,200 evacuated as wild fire continues in Spain’s Andalucia
SOME 3,200 people have been evacuated from their homes as a massive wild fire continues to burn in Andalucia.
In total 27 aircraft, 300 forestry...
HUGE fire ignites near Alicante airport, firetrucks called, black smoke rises near car park
It is unsure how the fire started, but bundle of clothes in a landfill is thought to the main source of the inferno.
BREAKING: Huge fire erupts on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A LARGE fire has broken out on the Costa del Sol in an area popular with holidaymakers.
The blaze, which can be seen for miles...
Firefighter injured in explosion as he tackles huge ‘caravan fire’ near Spain’s Malaga Airport
Tyres have also been set alight by the fire, prompting the deployment of staff from the Andalucian Health Service
FIRE ARREST: Woman carrying lighters held over three separate blazes in Spain’s Marbella
She was caught inside the vehicle with ‘flammable material’ and several lighters, before police detained her on charges of a ‘forest crime’
WATCH: Huge fire breaks out at harbour in Spain’s Ibiza as reports claim hotel is burning down
Planes and helicopters have been mobilised to tackle the blaze
Huge fire near motorway in Spain’s Marbella controlled after 40 homes evacuated
Only one person is known to have been hospitalised following the incident - a Policia Nacional officer who was treated for smoke inhalation
French suspect held over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘used PETROL’ to try and kill hornets, say police
It comes as residents of the Forest Hills urbanization - where some 2,000 people were evacuated - have claimed that the fire was part of a neighbourly dispute
Power lines prevent wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol being extinguished as 290 hectares of land torched
“My husband and I have been coming to Estepona for eight years and we have seen fires before, but nothing like this”
EMERGENCY declared over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol as 50 evacuated, while helicopters, planes and 170 firefighters battle...
Meanwhile, five people have been treated for smoke poisoning, minor burns and bruises, but they were not hospitalised
Wildfires in Spain’s Gran Canaria declared ‘unstoppable’ as 8,000 evacuated
"One of the most painful images I've seen in my life"
Costa del Sol forest fire under control after 29 firefighters and two planes mobilised to tackle blaze
It comes after a Brit was arrested last week following his admission of starting a forest fire in Nerja
Summer on the Costa del Sol may have to be spent indoors to avoid beach hut blazes and killer...
If you do own a beach club in Marbella, you are probably in the mood for celebrating that it is still standing
Engine room fire on Spain-bound ferry carrying British tourists and 900 people, as navy helicopters scrambled
Passengers were given the option to travel back to the UK or continue to Spain, and would be compensated either way
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