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WATCH: Three leap from blaze as boat bursts into flames off Mallorca

Staff Reporter - 13 Aug, 2022 @ 16:15

ONE man was seriously burned when a six-metre long dinghy burst into flames in Mallorca The incident occurred in Illetas where the boat was moored...

VIDEO: Third wildfire within ten days breaks out near Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Jorge Hinojosa - 26 Jul, 2022 @ 19:39

ANOTHER wildfire has broken out in Mijas on Tuesday (July 26) the third to have sparked near the Costa del Sol town within the...

Environment

UPDATE: More than 1,000 residents on Spain’s Costa del Sol evacuated due to Mijas fire

Jorge Hinojosa - 15 Jul, 2022 @ 16:33

A FIRE in Mijas has caused more than 1,000 people to be evacuated in Alhaurin de la Torre and Alhaurin el Grande in the...

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BREAKING: Huge fire blazing in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol with 1,000 evacuated

Jorge Hinojosa - 15 Jul, 2022 @ 15:07

A huge fire has ignited in Mijas, Andalucia, with a massive team currently fighting the blaze. Some 1,000 people have been evacuated from Alhaurin de...

Granada

Two people cheat death as their courtesy car bursts into flames in southern Spain

Charlie Smith - 4 Nov, 2019 @ 12:47

Several firefighters and police officers were involved in extinguishing the inferno, which left the car a burnt out shell

Environment

IN PICTURES: Aftermath of huge fire that ripped through hills of Spain’s Costa del Sol

Charlie Smith - 19 Oct, 2019 @ 18:31

As many as 90 firefighters had been called into extinguish the inferno, while up to 40 people are believed to have been evacuated

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Firefighter injured in explosion as he tackles huge ‘caravan fire’ near Spain’s Malaga Airport

Charlie Smith - 15 Oct, 2019 @ 19:22

Tyres have also been set alight by the fire, prompting the deployment of staff from the Andalucian Health Service

Environment

Spain battles huge wildfire sparked by pile of hot manure amid Europe’s record heatwave

Tim McNulty - 28 Jun, 2019 @ 12:42

The fires come as Spain battles a European wide heatwave that has seen temperatures exceed + 40C

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Woman dies in Marbella apartment fire while disabled daughter survives after locking herself in bedroom

Elisa Menendez - 28 Nov, 2018 @ 10:43

The mother was found dead in the living room while the daughter shielded herself from the flames in the bedroom

PICTURE SPECIAL: ‘Elvis’ interrupted as electricity pylon goes up in flames in Estepona

Imogen Calderwood - 17 Nov, 2014 @ 14:39

Firefighters called to the scene by onlookers

Crime & Law

Three arsonists arrested in Las Rozas

Staff Reporter - 20 Aug, 2014 @ 12:19

A farmers' squabble allegedly incensed the fire-starters

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Five top new UK authors will star at Gibraltar International Literary Festival as tickets go on sale

John Culatto - 4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:42

TICKETS went on sale for this year’s Gibraltar’s Literary Festival as organisers announced five more speakers that would be on the Rock for the...

Hotel in Estepona is branded the number one in Spain and among the best in the world

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:37

A Place in the Sun star Jasmine Harman moves to Spain’s Costa del Sol – where the property expert...

4 Oct, 2023 @ 14:12

Autistic ‘Irish’ boy, 11, ‘is sexually assaulted in front of his family’ at hotel in Spain’s Tenerife

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:42

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Costa de la Calma with pool – € 749,000

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:05

Record-breaking summer for Spain’s Costa del Sol as more than 6 million tourists spend over €8 billion between June...

4 Oct, 2023 @ 13:03

Smoking could soon be illegal in certain parks and plazas in Spain’s Valencia

4 Oct, 2023 @ 12:04

WATCH: Passengers cheer as legless man is escorted off Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Ibiza after it was forced...

4 Oct, 2023 @ 11:59

Malaga is named as one of the top five food destinations in the world thanks to THESE dishes

4 Oct, 2023 @ 11:17

Stanislav Kondrashov: How does this situation affect the world nickel market?

4 Oct, 2023 @ 09:34

Need a job? Club Med Marbella on ambitious hiring spree for 320 staff to boost their team this winter

3 Oct, 2023 @ 19:01

WATCH: E-scooter rider is caught travelling on the A-7 motorway near Guadalmina on Spain’s Costa del Sol as cars...

3 Oct, 2023 @ 18:52

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