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Hikers arrested after sparking wildfire with barbecue while camping outskirts of Granada in southern Spain
A COUPLE have been arrested on suspicion of being responsible for starting a wildfire that has already destroyed 172 hectares of woodland on the...
FOCUS: A look back at the devastating history of forest fires in Spain
As temperatures rise and Spain braces itself for news of more superfires, Sorrel Downer looks back at the ten most dramatic wildfires this century.
Two workers killed in biodiesel factory explosion with fears of second blast in Spain’s La Rioja region
TWO biodiesel factory workers died in an explosion on Thursday in Spain's north-east La Rioja region.
The blast happened shortly before 1.00 pm.
The regional government...
Child, 9, suffers fatal cardiac arrest following fire in Spain’s Valencia
A girl, 9, died on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest caused by inhaling smoke during a Valencia City fire.
The youngster passed away in...
Be alarmed: British couple narrowly escape house fire in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH couple are urging people to ensure they have a working smoke alarm after they cheated death at their Torrevieja retirement home.
On April...
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...
Six people treated for smoke poisoning caused by frying pan fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A blaze started by a frying pan resulted in six people being taken to hospital in Alicante on Thursday morning.
The fire broke out after...
WATCH: Fire rips through building trapping residents with young children in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FIRE broke out in an apartment block in the town of Almoradi in Alicante on Tuesday afternoon trapping residents including young children.
Shocking video footage...
Neighbours accuse Chinese restaurant owner of starting fire that ravaged building in Barcelona injuring four people
A FIRE that tore through a building in Barcelona’s upmarket Eixample district on Monday night leaving four injured and dozens of others suffering from...
Narrow escape for Money Heist star Miguel Herra as fire destroys home in Avila
A FIRE ravaged the home of Miguel Herran, the star of popular Netflix show Money Heist, forcing the actor to jump out of his...
Young boy dies from smoke poisoning after apartment fire in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A five-year-old boy died from smoke poisoning after an Almoradi apartment caught fire on Thursday evening.
The blaze started shortly before 9.00 pm at the...
Man dies after being shot at funeral in Spain’s Jaen
GUNFIRE claimed the life of a man outside a Jaen funeral home as a family was mourning a relative killed in a fire over...
Ubeda house damaged after fire leaves one needing medical treatment
A HOUSE in Spain’s Ubeda has been badly damaged by a fire that left one person needing medical treatment.
Firefighters were called to reports of...
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...
Environmentalists fume over slow burning fire on Ramblars waste dump in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE slow-burning fire at Javea’s green waste dump Ramblars is finally getting judicial attention after a regional environmental group presented a denuncia before Denia...
Teens arrested after 45 bins torched in Sevilla town causing over €47,000 in damage
TWO teens have been arrested after a spate of bins were set ablaze in a town in Sevilla.
Cops launched a probe in the wake...
Residents evacuated following Sevilla fire at student accommodation
ALL residents have been evacuated safely following a fire in student accommodation in Sevilla.
The blaze broke out at the five-storey building in Camas on...
Firefighters save life of pensioner, 72, as candle fire leaves her trapped at home in Spain’s Malaga
FIREFIGHTERS in Malaga saved a woman's life during a terrifying blaze caused by an unsupervised candle.
The quick-thinking crew guided the pensioner, 72, to safety...
Six ships damaged in devastating blaze in Spain’s Huelva
SOME six ships have been damaged in a fire at a port in Huelva.
Firefighters were called to the ??Isla Cristina port at around 2pm...
Pregnant woman, 26, saved from blazing block of flats in Spain’s Almeria
A PREGNANT woman was led to safety from a blazing block of flats in Almeria on Wednesday morning (February 9).
Firefighters guided her down to...
Fire declared in Spain’s Granada stabilised
A FIRE which broke out in Granada, seeing more than 60 firefighters battle the blaze through the night, has been stabilised.
The inferno, which began...
Arturo Arribas, actor famous for TV and stage roles in Spain, dies in Madrid house blaze
AN ACTOR famous for his roles on the stage and in TV dramas in Spain has died after a fire broke out at his...
WATCH: Police appeal for witnesses after dramatic car blaze in Gibraltar
POLICE on the Rock are appealing for anyone who witnessed a blaze that damaged cars parked on Witham’s Road to come forward.
One car was...
Another life for cat as firefighter gives it mouth-to-mouth following blaze in Spain’s Cadiz
A LUCKY cat owes one of its nine lives to a Spanish firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Fire crews in Cadiz rescued the...
Fatal fire: Mother and son die in tragic house blaze in Spain’s Granada
A MOTHER and son have died in a tragic fire at a home in Granada after firefighters tried to rescue them.
A woman and her...
Family escape Boxing Day fire caused by electrical device on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A BENALMADENA family are lucky to be alive after an electrical device sparked a huge fire which burned down part of their house on Boxing...
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British woman, 64, murdered in Spain’s Orihuela in possible domestic violence case
A 64-year-old British woman was murdered in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Alicante municipality of Orihuela. Early reports on Sunday suggested...
