WATCH: Panic as bus drives through huge fire in Spain’s Aranjuez
PASSENGERS of a bus that was driving through the A7 of Aranjuez on Tuesday July 5 were aghast as they suddenly drove head on into
Forest fire in Spain rips through Valencia
A FOREST FIRE that ignited on Sunday in Valencia has already burned through some 800 hectares. An emergency team comprising four planes, four helicopters and
Police refuse to explain why four workers who sparked massive fire in southern Spain at controversial Gaddafi finca were building roads at midday on hottest week of year
POLICE have refused to explain why they are grilling four workmen over a fire that razed 5000 hectares of protected woodland on the Costa del
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
Wildfire finally extinguished after 18 days burning in hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
OFFICIALS have finally declared that the wildfire which raged in the hills above Marbella and Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been extinguished. The
Oops, we did it again! How the Olive Press reported from the wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
GETTING close to the flames and talking to victims and firefighters. While other expat newspapers watched it from afar, translating stories from Spanish websites, the
Wildfires rage across different parts of Spain as ‘exceptional’ June heatwave continues into sixth day
WILDFIRES have broken out across different parts of Spain as the heatwave continued to grip the nation sending the mercury soaring above 40ºC. Three wildfires
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
Wildfire in Benahavis in hills above Spain’s Costa Del Sol pictured from space
THE wildfire raging in the hills near Benahavis has been photographed from space. The gigantic smoke plume from the blaze, which broke out in the
Military stood down as wildfire threatening Benahavis in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol declared ‘stablised’
THE wildfire that has been raging across the Sierra Bermeja in the hills above Estepona and Marbella has been declared ‘stabilised’ by authorities in Andalucia.
50 horses from Benahavis racecourse evacuated due to blazing fire in Spain’s Sierra Bermeja plus veterinary centre seeks foster families for pets of evacuated residents
FIFTY horses from the Benahavís racecourse have been evacuated from the area as a result of the fire that broke out this Wednesday, June 8,
Last stand: British expat refuses to leave her home despite risk as wildfire approaches town in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
ONE British expat resident in Benahavis refuses to leave her home, defying orders to evacuate by authorities fearful of the risk from a wildfire raging
Stay away! Evacuated residents cannot return home for another day as wildfire blazes in the hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
RESIDENTS evacuated from Benahavis as a wildfire rages in the hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol have been told they will have to stay away
British friends left stranded with no medicine after being evacuated as wildfire threatened Benahavis on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A GROUP of British women were left stranded and having to sleep in their car after a night out when police cordoned off Benahavis. Samantha
‘We were forced to abandon our home’: British expat describes panic as wildfire threatens residential areas above Spain’s Costa del Sol
HUNDREDS of terrified residents were forced to leave their homes in the middle of the night by authorities as a wildfire raged across the hills
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
Huge team battling forest fire blazing through Pujerra in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
A FOREST FIRE is blazing through the municipality of Pujerra, in the Valle del Genal. The fire was first reported at 3.30pm on Wednesday. A
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
Hikers arrested after sparking wildfire with barbecue while camping outskirts of Granada in southern Spain
A COUPLE have been arrested on suspicion of being responsible for starting a wildfire that has already destroyed 172 hectares of woodland on the outskirts
FOCUS: A look back at the devastating history of forest fires in Spain
As temperatures rise and Spain braces itself for news of more superfires, Sorrel Downer looks back at the ten most dramatic wildfires this century.
Two workers killed in biodiesel factory explosion with fears of second blast in Spain’s La Rioja region
TWO biodiesel factory workers died in an explosion on Thursday in Spain’s north-east La Rioja region. The blast happened shortly before 1.00 pm. The regional
Child, 9, suffers fatal cardiac arrest following fire in Spain’s Valencia
A girl, 9, died on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest caused by inhaling smoke during a Valencia City fire. The youngster passed away in
Be alarmed: British couple narrowly escape house fire in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH couple are urging people to ensure they have a working smoke alarm after they cheated death at their Torrevieja retirement home. On April
Blaze destroys €5million superyacht moored in port in Spain’s Valencia
A FIRE destroyed and sank a £5million yacht in the port of Valencia last week. The blaze was such that six separate fire crews were
Six people treated for smoke poisoning caused by frying pan fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A blaze started by a frying pan resulted in six people being taken to hospital in Alicante on Thursday morning. The fire broke out after
WATCH: Fire rips through building trapping residents with young children in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FIRE broke out in an apartment block in the town of Almoradi in Alicante on Tuesday afternoon trapping residents including young children. Shocking video footage