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Mother Dies Trying To Save Young Son Who Fell Into And Drowned In Valencia Ravine In Spain

Family tragedy as mother dies trying to save young son who fell into Valencia waterfall in Spain

A mother, 37, died trying to save her five-year-old son, who drowned in a Valencia area ravine after slipping into a waterfall. The youngster’s body was pulled out of the water by

25 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Six People Treated For Smoke Poisoning Due To Frying Pan Fire On Spain's Costa Blanca

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 1.00 am in a kitchen of a

21 Apr, 2022 @ 12:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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 property on Calle Granados. Early indications suggested

25 Mar, 2022 @ 14:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

Driver Survives Plunge Off Benidorm Area Motorway On Spain's Costa Blanca

IN PICS: Motorist survives horrific plunge off Benidorm area motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A female motorist survived a plunge of several metres down an embankment on Thursday off the AP-7 motorway on the Costa Blanca. Her vehicle careered off the motorway between Altea and Benidorm

24 Mar, 2022 @ 14:24

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Heavy Rain Leads To Floods And Dramatic Rescues In Spain's Valencia Area

Heavy rain causes flooding and dramatic rescues in Spain’s Valencia area

TORRENTIAL downpours and strong winds have caused flooding and other problems in the Valencia area. A yellow warning alert for bad weather has been put in place for the region until Friday.

22 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Home teleworker dies after falling off chair during video call in Spain’s Murcia

A Murcia area home teleworker died after he fell off a chair during a video chat on Monday. The man, said to be in his forties, was engaged in a video call

15 Mar, 2022 @ 12:55

Lead·Murcia

Firefighters From Spain's Costa Blanca To Use Fire Vehicles To Travel To Poland Ukraine Border With Supplies

Firefighters from Spain’s Costa Blanca en route to Poland-Ukraine border with urgent supplies

FOUR vans from the Alicante Province fire service began a long journey on Tuesday to take emergency supplies to Ukrainian refugees at the Poland-Ukraine border. Nine firefighters have volunteered to make the

8 Mar, 2022 @ 20:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Ukraine

Three Killed Including Baby In Car Collision On Murcia Motorway In Spain

Three dead including baby in car crash on Murcia motorway in Spain

THREE people, including a baby, died after two cars collided in the Mar Menor area of Murcia on Sunday evening. Emergency services were called at 10.29 pm with reports of an accident

7 Mar, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Fireworks suspected of starting forest blaze in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FIREFIGHTERS put out a forest blaze in the Alcalali area of Alicante Province in the early hours of Thursday morning. The fire was reported at 8.20 pm on Wednesday with witnesses saying

24 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Firefighters wear protective gear as woman's body is pulled out of Costa Blanca home in Spain crammed with rubbish

Biological protective gear worn as woman’s body is pulled out of home on Spain’s Costa Blanca piled high with rubbish

FIREFIGHTERS donned biological protective gear on Friday to remove the decomposing body of a woman from her Torrevieja flat. Concerned neighbours phoned the Guardia Civil after not seeing the 73-year-old resident for

11 Feb, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Six people die in nursing home fire in Valencia area of eastern Spain

SIX nursing home residents have died in a fire at a Valencia area property. 17 people, including emergency workers, needed hospital treatment for burns and smoke inhalation following the blaze in Moncada.

19 Jan, 2022 @ 12:05

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Donkey drama as crane lifts trapped animal out of a well on Spain’s Mallorca

A crane hoisted a trapped donkey to safety out of a dry well on a Mallorca farm. The farm owner had just taken over the property in the Son Servera municipality and

7 Jan, 2022 @ 12:10

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Overnight Rescue Of Trapped Climbers On Famous Costa Blanca Peak In Spain

Trapped climbers in overnight rescue drama on famous Costa Blanca peak in Spain

FIVE climbers trapped on Monte Ponoig in Alicante Province have been rescued after an overnight operation by regional firefighters Monte Ponoig, overlooking Polop, is nicknamed ‘The Sleeping Lion’ and is 1,182 metres

30 Dec, 2021 @ 13:02

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Five-year-old girl saves the day after raising alarm when fire breaks out at home in Spain’s Mallorca

A five-year-old girl is being hailed a hero after raising the alarm when a fire broke out in the middle of the night at her home in Santa Margalida, on the island

19 Nov, 2021 @ 09:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Man suffers hypothermia and bruising after rescue from choppy Costa Blanca waters of Spain

EMERGENCY services rescued a Russian man who could not get out of the sea on Tuesday evening at Torrevieja’s Cala de la Higuera. It’s not known why he was in the choppy

17 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Dramatic Benidorm Area Rescue After Two Women Are Trapped In A Blazing Apartment In Spain's L'alfas Del Pi

Dramatic Benidorm area rescue after two women are trapped in blazing Costa Blanca apartment in Spain

TWO women were rescued after a fire trapped them inside their Benidorm area beachside apartment. The blaze started at 12.40 this Tuesday morning at a property on Calle Joaquin Rodrigo in l’Alfas

16 Nov, 2021 @ 13:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Firefighters in Malaga discover human remains in burnt out vehicle

Firefighters in the province of Malaga Spain discovered human remains in a burnt out van late on Saturday, November 6. Emergency services received calls from various members of the public at around

7 Nov, 2021 @ 12:19

Malaga·Other News

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 were alerted to a fire at 8.12am

26 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Blaze Barcelona Candle Factory Catalan Government Photo

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 night. The alarm was raised at half past

18 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

DAMBUSTERS: Watch firefighting aircraft scoop up water to douse blaze above Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

IN tight military formation, a legion of sea-planes battle the biggest fire of the summer in southern Spain. The tune from Dambusters would be appropriate as they glide down to scoop up

10 Sep, 2021 @ 17:01

Lead·Malaga

Dramatic Benidorm rescue after poisonous gas knocks out painters on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM firefighters smashed down a wall to rescue two workers poisoned by fumes from a water boiler. Two men were painting the boiler yesterday morning(September 8) on the ground floor of a

9 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Who’s a pretty boy then? Alicante firefighters in Spain rescue a parrot perched on a ledge

ALICANTE firefighters rescue animals as part of their regular line of duty but got a very different call out on Monday afternoon(July 26) involving a parrot. The colourful Macaw bird flew out

27 Jul, 2021 @ 12:03

Alicante·Costa Blanca

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DRAMATIC BLAZE IN SPAIN: Over 100 firefighters battle to contain wildfires ripping through Tarragona

MORE than 100 firefighters are tackling raging forest fires in Tarragona in the north east of Spain. The blaze, which has ripped through the municipalities of Bellprat, Les Piles and Santa Coloma de

25 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Catalunya·Other News

Forest fires brought under control on Costa del Sol in southern Spain

DOZENS of firefighters and helicopters worked through the day and night on Monday 19, to put out multiple forest fires in Torrox and Estepona on the Costa del Sol and further inland

20 Jul, 2021 @ 13:05

Lead·Malaga

FOREST FIRE: El Faro beach closed as wildfire rages outside Alcaidesa near Gibraltar

A FOREST fire has resulted in the closure of El Faro beach in the town of Alcaidesa, near San Roque. The first forest fire of the season in the Costa del Sol/

8 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

A Male Paraglider Escaped With Just A Possible Ankle Fracture And Wounded Pride After Crashing Yesterday Evening(june 14) On The Murcia Alicante Province Border.

Male paraglider escapes with broken bones after crash-landing on Costa Blanca-Murcia border in Spain

A male paraglider escaped with just an ankle fracture and wounded pride after crashing yesterday evening(June 14) on the Murcia-Alicante Province border. The unnamed man got into difficulties and landed at around

15 Jun, 2021 @ 12:19

Costa Blanca·Murcia

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