Tag: fire
Illegal electricity supply used to power frying pan in ramshackle home in field behind devastating Laguna Village fire as...
The Spanish man and woman, aged 43 and 51 respectively, are being charged with arson due to gross negligence, property damage and electricity fraud
WATCH: ‘It was like a war zone’ – aftermath of Sisu hotel fire in Marbella as tourist retells horror...
A Belgian man told the Olive Press today how he thought he was going to die when he woke up in the midst of the blaze and to the sounds of fire engines outside
BREAKING: Huge fire at Sisu hotel in Spain’s Marbella forces nearby block to be evacuated as at least 10...
Huge columns of smoke could be seen for miles around as firefighters tackled the flames at the boutique hotel in near Puerto Banus
Fifth blaze in three days in Spain’s Malaga province
A FIRE that has broken out in Ardales is the fifth to have hit Malaga province in just three days.
Blitz spirit survives as locals rally round Brits made homeless in southern Spain campsite blaze
NOTHING encapsulates the British mentality more than the ability to smile in the face of adversity, to be able to show strength...
Huge fire destroys 80% of homes in expat campsite in Spain’s Andalucia
A predominantly British community, the holiday home park has been torn apart by the blaze
Costa Blanca street hawker hero who saved a man from his burning home becomes a Spanish citizen
A Senagalese street vendor who became a hero last December after leaping into action to save a man from a fire, is...
LGBTQ flag on Spanish town hall building set on fire by homophobes
A PRIDE flag hanging from a town hall in Castilla-La Mancha has been set on fire by vandals.
BREAKING: Forest fire causes road closure on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Three aircraft have been roped in to tackle the flames along with three forest fire units and firefighters from nearby Estepona and Manilva
EXCLUSIVE: British expat who died after house fire was locked inside his home on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A BRITISH expat who died in a fire on the Costa del Sol was locked in his home from the inside.
Fears that Alicante Airport could remain closed ‘all night’ as authorities say firefighters still working to extinguish fire in...
ALICANTE Airport could remain shut until tomorrow morning after authorities have said firefighting efforts will take 'all night'. The...
WATCH: Roof catches fire at Alicante Airport while thousands of passengers remain outside terminal
THE roof at Alicante Airport caught fire today causing all passengers in the main terminal to evacuate while incoming flights have been...
WATCH: Huge fire erupts on luxury yacht in Marbella’s exclusive Puerto Banus
Firefighters and several police were spotted attending to the large fire, which appears to have started in the boat’s cabin area
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.
Two people cheat death as their courtesy car bursts into flames in southern Spain
Several firefighters and police officers were involved in extinguishing the inferno, which left the car a burnt out shell
IN PICTURES: Aftermath of huge fire that ripped through hills of Spain’s Costa del Sol
As many as 90 firefighters had been called into extinguish the inferno, while up to 40 people are believed to have been evacuated
Around 40 people forced to leave homes near huge fire in hills of Spain’s Costa del Sol
There were reports that horses travelling in a lorry and in a horse box being towed by a car needed to visit the equine hospital
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,...
Hero cop risks life to save dog from house inferno in Spain’s Andalucia
A GUARDIA Civil agent has risked his life to save a beloved pet from a house fire in Andalucia. The officer ran back into the...
Huge blaze near Spain’s Malaga Airport that left firefighter burned in explosion is stabilised
The firefighter’s injuries, thought to be to his leg, were treated yesterday afternoon by the medical unit of the Bomberos de Malaga
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
HUGE fire breaks out in car park next to Spain’s Malaga Airport
Around 40 emergency services personal have begun tackling the incident, including firefighters from the Andalusian Emergency Group
Forest fire in hills of Casares has been ‘stabilised’ after dozens of families evacuated
THE forest fire in the Sierra Crestellina area has been stabilised after a night and morning of intense work from firefighters. The Junta reversed the...
WATCH: Huge forest fire rages behind homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol as authorities warn ‘winds not helping’
It comes after a level 1 emergency was declared after the fire broke out at around 7pm in Casares
Level 1 Emergency declared, homes evacuated as forest fire rages in hills of Spain’s Costa del Sol after one...
HOMES have been evacutated and roads cut off after a forest fire broke out in the hills of the Costa del Sol earlier tonight. Some...
Woman arrested over three Costa del Sol wildfires RELEASED on €10,000 bail in Spain’s Marbella
Police consulted two witnesses who both claimed they saw the woman in the affected areas when the fires broke out
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Rare Blue Shark washed up at popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is a species of requiem shark which inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans
