2 Oct, 2019 @ 12:36
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Forest fire in hills of Casares has been ‘stabilised’ after dozens of families evacuated

Casares Fire 3
Firemen working in the height of the flames (CREDIT: INFOCA/Twitter)
Casares Fire 3
Firemen working in the height of the flames (CREDIT: INFOCA/Twitter)

THE forest fire in the Sierra Crestellina area has been stabilised after a night and morning of intense work from firefighters.

The Junta reversed the Level 1 Emergency alert at around 9am when it became clear the flames were coming under control.

It came after aircraft were brought back in to tackle the fire in the hills of Casares at the first break of day.

The blaze began at around 7pm yesterday.

Some 24 families were evacuated as westerly winds threatened to bring the fire to homes.

At least one property was destroyed, with its owner having to take refuge in the swimming pool until he was rescued by firefighters.

Some six helicopters, two firetrucks and around 120 firefighters were initially roped in to tackle the blaze.

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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