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BREAKING: Forest fire declared in Spain’s Andalucia as firefighters scramble planes and helicopter to tackle the blaze

Footage taken from a helicopter drafted in to tackle the flames shows huge plumes of smoke bellowing from the hills near Calañas in Huelva

10 Aug, 2023 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Lead

Forest fire warning in Spain as majority of country is placed under most extreme ‘red’ alert – while neighbouring Portugal tackles ‘critical’ inferno that has seen 1,400 evacuated

Almost the entirety of Spain is under an extreme risk of forest fires this week as the third heat wave of the summer sends temperatures

10 Aug, 2023 @ 12:38

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Gas explosion leaves one dead, 14 injured in Spain’s northwestern city of Valladolid

A SUSPECTED gas explosion in the northwestern Spanish city of Valladolid left one woman dead and 14 people injured on Tuesday night. The body of

2 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

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More than 4,200 residents of Canary Island La Palma evacuated as fire crews tackle blaze

FIRE CREWS were battling on Sunday morning to extinguish a blaze that broke out the day before on the Canary Island of La Palma. Around

16 Jul, 2023 @ 12:12

Canary Islands·Lead

Summer fires reactivate hedgehog rescue unit in Spain’s Doñana

THE first summer wildfires to have razed parts of Doñana have prompted a hedgehog rescue operation to be put in place. Wildfires take a devastating

3 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Tragic fire at Italian restaurant in Madrid claims a third life

ONE OF the people injured in a shocking fire at a Madrid restaurant on April 21 has died in hospital. The total number of victims

13 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Madrid

Consumer group calls for restaurant inspections across Spain after deadly fire in Madrid

THE BILBAO branch of a franchise of Italian restaurants has removed plastic plants used for decoration from the ceiling, after a blaze broke out in

26 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid·National News

Almost all of Spain at ‘extreme’ or ‘very high’ risk of forest fires

THE unprecedented hot weather for this time of the year has placed practically the whole of Spain at a very high level of fire risk.

25 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Exclusive update: Third time lucky, as arsonists allegedly set exclusive Marbella beach restaurant on fire

A FIRE that destroyed El Nini beach bar in San Pedro Alcantara, Marbella, was allegedly caused by arsonists. A partner at the restaurant that was

21 Apr, 2023 @ 18:50

Lead·Marbella·Other News

Famous chiringuito in San Pedro (Marbella) destroyed by fire

The well-known Chiringuito el Nini burnt down this morning on San Pedro Alcantara’s seafront. Residents spotted the fire around 3.30am and called firefighters, who quickly

21 Apr, 2023 @ 13:45

Lead·Marbella

Climatic Change: Extreme Temperatures Cause A Big Forest Fire Near Manresa(spain)

Andalucia increases forest fire warning from low to medium half a month early

The Junta de Andalucia has upgraded the alert level for the risk of forest fires from low to medium due to high temperatures and severe

12 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Lead

Arsonists reponsible for 91 blazes in Asturias dubbed ‘fire terrorists’

AN incredible 91 fires have been set by arsonists in Northern Spain’s autonomous community of Asturias. It has been reported that 174 people from 39

31 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Asturias·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Fire that forced evacuation of nine towns is declared extinguished in Spain's Castellon region

Residents allowed back to their evacuated homes as fire continues in Spain’s Castellon

AROUND 200 people evacuated due to the fire raging in the Alto Mijares and Alto Palancia regions of Castellon province were allowed to return home

29 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Wildfire in Spain’s Valencia region worsens due to high winds and temperatures and low humidity

A WILDFIRE that broke out on Thursday in Castellon province, in the Valencia region, gained new strength on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions. Winds

26 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Lower temperatures in Spain help to bring massive wildfire blaze under control

First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind

THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning thanks

25 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Asturias·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Nine Motorhomes Destroyed And Three People Treated For Shock Following Campsite Blaze In Spain's Murcia

Motorhomes destroyed by ferocious campsite blaze in Spain’s Murcia

A FIRE incinerated nine motorhomes at a Mazarron seaside campsite and trailer park on Tuesday morning. Nobody was seriously injured in the blaze with flames

14 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Murcia

Three killed after fire breaks out in student flat in Spain’s Huelva

THREE youngsters aged between 20 and 21 were killed on Tuesday morning after a fire broke out in a student flat in Huelva. The victims,

31 Jan, 2023 @ 16:45

Huelva·Lead

ABOUT TIME: More than 10 years after Costa del Sol blaze that killed two, trial of gardener accused of recklessly starting forest fire starts

A GARDENER accused of starting a massive forest fire that swept across the Costa del Sol in 2012 is facing seven-and-a-half years in jail. More

31 Jan, 2023 @ 14:02

Lead·Malaga

Five injured and more than a hundred passengers evacuated from a Barcelona-Cadiz train as carriage roof catches fire in Spain’s Cordoba

FIVE injured and more than a hundred passengers have had to be evacuated from a train in Córdoba capital as flames and smoke spilled out

31 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Cordoba·Lead·Travel News

Local Fuengirola man arrested for campaign of early morning bin fires in the city centre that caused blackouts

An alleged serial arsonist responsible for a campaign of lighting fires in public bins in Fuengirola has finally been arrested. The local man is accused

23 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga

Caballos Y Jinetes Saltan Al Fuego En El Festival Las Luminarias En San Bartolomé De Pinares

IN PICTURES: The festival in Spain where horses are ridden through flames

A TRADITION where horses are spurred to leap through 20 flaming bonfires has been revived after a COVID break – and not everyone is happy.

17 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Huge fire in fishing port in Spain’s Marbella controlled—leaving some 80 pleasure boats worth millions of euros destroyed

THE enormous fire which erupted in the La Bajadilla fishermen’s marina in Marbella has been brought under control—but has potentially destroyed around 80 pleasure boats

12 Jan, 2023 @ 07:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News