Tag: fire
British expat arrested for starting forest fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A BRITISH expat has been arrested over a forest fire which broke out in Nerja today. The 43-year-old is believed to have confessed to lighting...
Rescue operation under way as cargo ship catches fire off Spain’s Mallorca
It is not yet clear what has caused the fire
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
Exploding rum cocktail leaves three expats in Spain hospitalised with third degree burns in bizarre drinking session
A Policia Nacional spokesperson told the Olive Press they are now ‘trying to find out more details’ about the contents of the drink
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
BREAKING: British and Spanish children ‘almost die’ after dangerous game ends in FIREBALL on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A GROUP of British and Spanish children had to be pulled out of a manhole on the street today after a dangerous game went...
Spain pledges support for Paris in wake of Notre Dame inferno
The 12th-century cathedral was left disfigured by the blaze, which consumed part of the roof and destroyed the ancient spire
Fire burns through hammocks at Costa del Sol beach club
Passersby spotted flames coming from piles of hammocks and umbrellas by the El Sardina beach bar and called the emergency service
British woman in Spain arrested over murder of homeless Romanian man with no legs who was strangled and set...
A two-month investigation led officers to the British woman and the court hearing will now take place in private
WATCH: ANOTHER Marbella chiringuito burned to the ground
A HUGE fire has erupted at ANOTHER Marbella beach club.
According to Marbella24horas, Bounty Beach, located on El Cable beach, next to Banana Beach, has...
BREAKING: Huge fire erupts at popular chiringuito in Marbella
A HUGE fire has ripped through a Chiringuito in Spain’s Costa del Sol.The flames are believed to have erupted at Playa Padre next to...
Costa del Sol police search for ‘couple’ who torched car homeless man asleep in
Neighbours claimed the vehicle is a hub for drug users and that people can enter the site via a section of fence that has been removed
International hit man group responsible for THREE murders and a chiringuito fire busted on Costa del Sol
The criminal organisation is responsible for numerous murders that have ravaged the coast this summer
WATCH: The dramatic moment an out-of-control ferry smashes into docks in Barcelona causing huge fireball after it topples shipping...
Dock workers can be seen running for their lives as the large crane falls, seemingly in slow motion, before crashing down
BREAKING: Aircraft scrambled to forest fire in Spain’s Malaga
UPDATE: The fire has been controlled.A WILDFIRE has broken out in the province of Malaga.The blaze is believed to have started this afternoon in...
Tourist hospitalised after being gored by bull with flaming horns at festival in Spain
He is now believed to be in intensive care suffering a blood clot in the brain
WATCH: Dog reunited with owner after being rescued from ninth floor of smoke-filled apartment block on Costa del Sol
The scared pooch had ran off and hid while firefighters rescued his owners by crane from the apartment block
WATCH: Iconic chiringuito burns to the ground on Spain’s Malaga coast
A POPULAR beach club has burnt to the ground this morning.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkRspM44o64 Bere Bere chiringuito in Torre del Mar has been ‘completely destroyed’ after a fire...
WATCH: Rescue operation continues as Costa del Sol apartment block evacuated following ‘electrical fire’ which saw residents trapped on...
TWO more ambulances and several police vehicles are now on the scene of a fire in a Costa del Sol apartment block. https://www.facebook.com/manilvaweb/videos/1907546696208644/ Several people are...
BREAKING: Rescue operation underway after highrise apartment catches fire on Costa del Sol
FIREMEN are carrying out a rescue operation on the Costa del Sol after an apartment in a highrise residential block caught fire. https://www.facebook.com/manilvaweb/videos/1907546696208644/ A child has...
Costa del Sol forest fire stabilised
THE forest fire which broke out on the A-7 near Torremolinos has been stabilised.https://twitter.com/Plan_INFOCA/status/1027566377249513472According to INFOCA, firefighters are still working to control some of...
WATCH: Smoke bellows from Costa del Sol fire as A-7 motorway shuts down
THIS is the moment a forest fire shut down traffic on the Costa del Sol. https://twitter.com/juanignaciogc/status/1027546535695998976The 30-second clips show smoke bellowing from the flames adjacent...
BREAKING: Cars abandoned and aircraft scrambled as forest fire erupts on Spain’s Costa del Sol
AIRCRAFT have been called to a forest fire on the Costa del Sol. Some 18 firefighters and a helicopter have been sent to Torremolinos as...
Drug traffickers may have started huge Costa del Sol fire to distract from mammoth smuggling operation
According to reports, several 4x4s were seen racing at high speed from the beach while the hills of Manilva burned
WATCH: Fireworks ‘not to blame’ for huge fire on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THIS is the moment a forest fire tore through a holiday hotspot on the Costa del Sol late last night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Ocyc8lVFYThe flames broke out in...
BREAKING: Dozens of firefighters and 5 aircraft tackling forest fire in Andalucia’s Cadiz
A FOREST fire has broken out in Andalucia. https://twitter.com/Plan_INFOCA/status/1022467188878401538Some 50 firefighters and five aircraft have been sent to tackle the blaze in Jimena de la...
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