Spain’s Andalucia registers lowest wildfire activity in recent years
DESPITE an exceptionally challenging summer marked by soaring temperatures and the and the effects of prolonged drought on vegetation, Andalucia has seen a drop in
Fierce fire rips through top-floor apartment in Benidorm tower block after night of storms
A BLAZE erupted on the 32nd-floor flat of one of Benidorm’s towering skyscrapers this morning ay 7.30am. Onlookers and dog-walkers stopped to look up and
Forest fire in Benahavis: Planes and helicopter are roped in to tackle inferno as smoke is seen from Marbella
A FOREST fire in the hills of Benahavis is said to have been stabilised. Firefighters were in a race against time to extinguish the flames
TENERIFE FIRE: Canaries Government says up to 26,000 people may have been evacuated
UP to 26,000 people may have been evacuated as a wildfire continues to sweep across the Spanish island of Tenerife. Some 5,000 hectares across 11
Firefighters and army battle to extinguish blaze on Spain’s Tenerife with Canary Islands president saying its the ‘worst in 40 years’
CANARY ISLANDS president Fernando Clavijo has said that the Tenerife wildfire which started on Tuesday was the ‘worst in 40 years’. Firefighters are encountering soaring
Forest fire in Spain’s Tenerife remains ‘out of control’: Huge 22km inferno has torn through at least 1,800 hectares as firefighters work through the night and homes are evacuated
A FOREST fire tearing through Tenerife remains ‘out of control’ after destroying more than 1,800 hectares of land across some 22km. The inferno has been
WATCH: Moment poker player’s yacht bursts into flames off Spain’s Formentera as huge plumes of smoke billow into the sky and are visible from Ibiza
The inferno began in the stern of the 27-metre vessel while it was anchored in the area of Cavall d’en Borras, in Formentera
BREAKING: Wild fire strikes upmarket Puerto Banus in Marbella as firefighters battle flames with a helicopter
A FIRE is burning its way through the outer regions of Marbella’s Puerto Banus, beloved of the jet set class and high rollers in the
BREAKING: Forest fire declared in Spain’s Andalucia as firefighters scramble planes and helicopter to tackle the blaze
Footage taken from a helicopter drafted in to tackle the flames shows huge plumes of smoke bellowing from the hills near Calañas in Huelva
Forest fire warning in Spain as majority of country is placed under most extreme ‘red’ alert – while neighbouring Portugal tackles ‘critical’ inferno that has seen 1,400 evacuated
Almost the entirety of Spain is under an extreme risk of forest fires this week as the third heat wave of the summer sends temperatures
Gas explosion leaves one dead, 14 injured in Spain’s northwestern city of Valladolid
A SUSPECTED gas explosion in the northwestern Spanish city of Valladolid left one woman dead and 14 people injured on Tuesday night. The body of
More than 4,200 residents of Canary Island La Palma evacuated as fire crews tackle blaze
FIRE CREWS were battling on Sunday morning to extinguish a blaze that broke out the day before on the Canary Island of La Palma. Around
Summer fires reactivate hedgehog rescue unit in Spain’s Doñana
THE first summer wildfires to have razed parts of Doñana have prompted a hedgehog rescue operation to be put in place. Wildfires take a devastating
Tragic fire at Italian restaurant in Madrid claims a third life
ONE OF the people injured in a shocking fire at a Madrid restaurant on April 21 has died in hospital. The total number of victims
Consumer group calls for restaurant inspections across Spain after deadly fire in MadridÂ
THE BILBAO branch of a franchise of Italian restaurants has removed plastic plants used for decoration from the ceiling, after a blaze broke out in
Almost all of Spain at ‘extreme’ or ‘very high’ risk of forest fires
THE unprecedented hot weather for this time of the year has placed practically the whole of Spain at a very high level of fire risk.
Exclusive update: Third time lucky, as arsonists allegedly set exclusive Marbella beach restaurant on fireÂ
A FIRE that destroyed El Nini beach bar in San Pedro Alcantara, Marbella, was allegedly caused by arsonists. A partner at the restaurant that was
Famous chiringuito in San Pedro (Marbella) destroyed by fireÂ
The well-known Chiringuito el Nini burnt down this morning on San Pedro Alcantara’s seafront. Residents spotted the fire around 3.30am and called firefighters, who quickly
Andalucia increases forest fire warning from low to medium half a month early
The Junta de Andalucia has upgraded the alert level for the risk of forest fires from low to medium due to high temperatures and severe
Arsonists reponsible for 91 blazes in Asturias dubbed ‘fire terrorists’
AN incredible 91 fires have been set by arsonists in Northern Spain’s autonomous community of Asturias. It has been reported that 174 people from 39
Residents allowed back to their evacuated homes as fire continues in Spain’s Castellon
AROUND 200 people evacuated due to the fire raging in the Alto Mijares and Alto Palancia regions of Castellon province were allowed to return home
Wildfire in Spain’s Valencia region worsens due to high winds and temperatures and low humidity
A WILDFIRE that broke out on Thursday in Castellon province, in the Valencia region, gained new strength on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions. Winds
First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind
THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning thanks
Motorhomes destroyed by ferocious campsite blaze in Spain’s Murcia
A FIRE incinerated nine motorhomes at a Mazarron seaside campsite and trailer park on Tuesday morning. Nobody was seriously injured in the blaze with flames
Three killed after fire breaks out in student flat in Spain’s Huelva
THREE youngsters aged between 20 and 21 were killed on Tuesday morning after a fire broke out in a student flat in Huelva. The victims,
ABOUT TIME: More than 10 years after Costa del Sol blaze that killed two, trial of gardener accused of recklessly starting forest fire starts
A GARDENER accused of starting a massive forest fire that swept across the Costa del Sol in 2012 is facing seven-and-a-half years in jail. More
