9 Aug, 2017 @ 18:44
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BREAKING: Two helicopters battling blaze in Estepona development next to forest areas

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FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a blaze in Estepona.

So far, 16 bomberos and two helicopters carrying water have been called to the fire in the El Velerin area.

The fire erupted in the Dominio Beach development, which contains many homes and sits near forestal areas.

The fire is believed to have begun at 5pm but the cause is still unknown.

El Velerin and Dominio Beach urbanisations have both been evacuated.

UPDATE: Authorities are confident they can control the fire over the coming hours 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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