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Huelva wildfire stabilised after two weeks of firefighting – 33,000 hectares scorched in one of Andalucia’s biggest-ever blazes

THE wildfire burned land equivalent to 45,000 football pitches and forced the evacuation of 700 residents in Huelva and nearby Sevilla.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 13:45

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Two dead after tanker dramatically overturns on AP-7 motorway near Estepona and bursts into flames

AT least two people have died and five have been injured, one of them critically, after a fuel tanker overturned and burst into flames on

14 Jul, 2026 @ 09:33

Lead·Malaga·Marbella

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

6 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Environment

Extreme Fire Risk: More than half of Spain’s Andalucia on high alert for forest fires

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MORE than half of Andalucia has been placed under red alert for extreme risk of forest fires during

2 Aug, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Malaga forest fire lights up night sky, 45 firefighters rush to the scene

Long-awaited rains have finally fallen in the drought-stricken Andalucia, and just at the right time to help extinguish a raging forest fire in Malaga. More

16 Nov, 2022 @ 11:16

Lead·Malaga·National News

Two Mijas wildfire in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared under control

Two Mijas wildfires in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared under control

BOTH forest fires declared yesterday in Mijas have been brought under control. According to Andalucia’s firefighter body, INFOCA, the two forest fires which broke out

28 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

The hot topic of who started the recent forest fire in Spain’s Granada

THE jury is out over who started the devastating forest fire in Los Guajares, near Granada, which burned 5,000 hectares from September 8 to 13,

21 Sep, 2022 @ 13:52

Granada·Lead·Other News

Forest fire in Spain’s Granada, with over over 3000 hectares of land now destroyed, believed to be human-started

THE fire which started last Thursday afternoon, September 8, in Los Guajares, and has now razed through 3,000 hectares of land, is believed to be

12 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Granada·Lead

Wildfire in Spain’s Mijas extinguished after razing through 116 hectares

AFTER razing through 116 hectares of forest, the Mijas fire which started on Tuesday, July 26, has been declared ‘extinguished.’ The fire, which broke out

29 Jul, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WILDFIRE UPDATES SPAIN’S COSTA DEL SOL: Estepona fire under control and Mijas fire stabilised

INFOCA, the agency that deals with fire emergencies in Andalucia has declared the recent wildfires on the Costa del Sol, in Estepona and Mijas as

27 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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

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

26 Jul, 2022 @ 19:39

Environment·Lead

LATEST: Wildfire breaks out near popular beach in Tarifa on southern tip of Spain

A BLAZE has broken out near Valdevaqueros Beach on Friday afternoon, confirmed firefighting agency INFOCA. A team of 20 firefighters has been scrambled to the

22 Jul, 2022 @ 18:00

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Raging fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared ‘stabilised’

A HUGE fire that started in the Costa del Sol town of Mijas, which has destroyed thousands of hectares of forest and forced authorities to

18 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

UPDATE: More than 3,000 evacuated from fire on the Costa del Sol

SOME 3,065 people have been evacuated as a fire that started in the Costa del Sol town of Mijas continues to burn 24 hours after

16 Jul, 2022 @ 12:22

Lead

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

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

15 Jul, 2022 @ 15:07

Lead

Firefighters battle through the night to control wildfire outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FIREFIGHTERS battled throughout the night to control a wildfire that broke out after midnight on Monday night in the hills near Mijas on Spain’s Costa

28 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead

UPDATE: Fourth person arrested in connection with Spain’s Pujerra fire

THE Guardia Civil’s Seprona nature protection service has arrested and questioned a fourth person in connection with the latest Sierra Bermeja forest fire. The latest

16 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

SERIOUS NEGLIGENCE: Three arrested for forest fire in Spain’s Pujerra

THE Guardia Civil have arrested this Tuesday, June 14, three men for their alleged connection with the Sierra Bermeja forest fire. Initial investigations by the

15 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Current heatwave prompts forest fire concerns in Spain’s Andalucia—with call for ‘maximum caution and responsibility’ from all citizens

JUST days after the first major fire broke out in Sierra Bermeja, experts warn that rising temperatures in the affected areas may pave the way

13 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead

FIRE UPDATE: Hundreds face evacuation as Costa del Sol fire starts to take hold in nightmare 40kph winds

UP to 100 people have been evacuated from Pujerra and nearby Benahavis as a forest fire takes a grip on the Costa del Sol. The

8 Jun, 2022 @ 21:14

Lead·Must Read

Forest firefighting unit prepares Spain’s Malaga to face summer of high fire hazard

INFOCA, the agency that deals with fire emergencies in Andalucia, is preparing for the high-risk season which begins today, on June 1, and continues until

1 Jun, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Fire declared in Spain’s Nerja stabilised

A FIRE which broke out in an agricultural area of Nerja, seeing almost 75 firefighters and two Super Puma helicopters battle the blaze, has been

29 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Sierra Bermeja forest fire FINALLY declared fully extinguished in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Sierra Bermeja forest fire, which started on September 8 and was declared ‘under control’ since September 14, has finally been completely extinguished by authorities.

25 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

HORROR SHOW: Spain’s Estepona blaze goes into fifth night with 4 more villages evacuated

2700 people evacuated with more villages in danger in biggest blaze for decades

12 Sep, 2021 @ 20:36

Lead·Malaga

UPDATE: Firefighter dies in Sierra Bermeja forest fire and Selwo in Spain’s Estepona is evacuated

A FIREFIGHTER has tragically died after becoming trapped when helping to fight the ferocious blaze that is sweeping across Sierra Bermeja, in the Costa del

10 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

Forest fires are a constant threat in the Valencia region

Forest fire lights up hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ON Tuesday evening, at around 11pm, the hills above Spain’s Marbella became victim to another forest fire. Up in the mountains, near Ojen, the fire

11 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead

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Huelva wildfire stabilised after two weeks of firefighting – 33,000 hectares scorched in one of Andalucia’s biggest-ever blazes

WATCH: Two dead after tanker dramatically overturns on AP-7 motorway near Estepona and bursts into flames

Spain’s Andalucia registers lowest wildfire activity in recent years

Extreme Fire Risk: More than half of Spain’s Andalucia on high alert for forest fires

Malaga forest fire lights up night sky, 45 firefighters rush to the scene

Two Mijas wildfires in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared under control

The hot topic of who started the recent forest fire in Spain’s Granada

Forest fire in Spain’s Granada, with over over 3000 hectares of land now destroyed, believed to be human-started

Wildfire in Spain’s Mijas extinguished after razing through 116 hectares

WILDFIRE UPDATES SPAIN’S COSTA DEL SOL: Estepona fire under control and Mijas fire stabilised

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

LATEST: Wildfire breaks out near popular beach in Tarifa on southern tip of Spain

Raging fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared ‘stabilised’

UPDATE: More than 3,000 evacuated from fire on the Costa del Sol

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

Firefighters battle through the night to control wildfire outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

UPDATE: Fourth person arrested in connection with Spain’s Pujerra fire

SERIOUS NEGLIGENCE: Three arrested for forest fire in Spain’s Pujerra

Current heatwave prompts forest fire concerns in Spain’s Andalucia—with call for ‘maximum caution and responsibility’ from all citizens

FIRE UPDATE: Hundreds face evacuation as Costa del Sol fire starts to take hold in nightmare 40kph winds

Forest firefighting unit prepares Spain’s Malaga to face summer of high fire hazard

Fire declared in Spain’s Nerja stabilised

Sierra Bermeja forest fire FINALLY declared fully extinguished in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

HORROR SHOW: Spain’s Estepona blaze goes into fifth night with 4 more villages evacuated

UPDATE: Firefighter dies in Sierra Bermeja forest fire and Selwo in Spain’s Estepona is evacuated

Forest fire lights up hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Brit pensioner, 74, struck down by heatstroke in his Murcia home rescued from brink of death after neighbours noticed his car hadn’t moved for three days

Ryanair slams Spain for delayed flights, claiming country’s air traffic control network is ‘worse than France’

Huelva wildfire stabilised after two weeks of firefighting – 33,000 hectares scorched in one of Andalucia’s biggest-ever blazes

Who is on the very short-list of candidates to take over the Kinahan cartel now Daniel Kinahan is behind bars?

‘Dangerous’ British fugitive arrested in Spain after fleeing UK high-security hospital where he seriously injured fellow patient

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