26 Sep, 2017 @ 20:57
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BREAKING: Aircraft and firemen tackle huge Ronda blaze

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FLAMES: In Ronda
FLAMES: In Ronda (PHOTO: INFOCA)

FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a huge blaze that has erupted in Ronda.

The flames on the edge of the Sierra de las Nieves natural park is being fought by two helicopters, two fire engines and 32 firemen.

The fire broke out near the foreign legion army regiment in Las Navetas.

It has spread along the road between Ronda and Cuevas del Becerro, where the controversial golf development Los Merinos was to be built.

More to follow..

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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