A forest fire was declared at 15:57 today, Wednesday, in the Cerro de la Cabeza del Caballo area of the Sierras Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama in Nerja.
The blaze was stabilised at 17:45 after intervention by firefighters and helicopters. The fire, possibly caused by a lightning strike, was at 1,000 metres and access to the area was difficult.