A fire in the Sierra de la Plata area near Tarifa has caused the evacuation of 700 people, including all the occupants of the Hotel Atlanterra.
Man arrested for starting fire in Sevilla apartment block
National Police officers have arrested a 67 year old man as the alleged instigator of a fire in a block of flats in Sevilla in which 11 people were injured.
Man arrested for starting fire
Police deployed in the Plan Infoca have arrested a man who started a forest fire in Villamartín, Cádiz, on July 14th. The man, who was burning stubble on a private farm, is charged with acting negligently and failing to extinguish the fire properly.
Sevilla fire could have been started deliberately
Police in Sevilla are investigating the causes of a fire in an apartment block in the Naciones area of the city in which 11 people were injured and 80 residents had to be evacuated from their homes.
Sierra Cabrera fire has so far destroyed 4,000 hectares of land
The forest fire near the town of Turre in the Sierra Cabrera, Almería, has now destroyed around 4,000 hectares of scrub land and pine forests.
Forest fire in Almería
A forest fire continues to burn in Almería which has already resulted in around 400 people being evacuated from their homes.
Fire at bar in Granada
A fire at a bar in the heart of Granada has forced the evacuation of residents living above the premises.
Paraglider hits power cables in Torrox
A paraglider crashed into high tension electricity cables near Calaceite, Torrox, yesterday, the accident causing a fire which destroyed 15 hectares of land.
A dozen rubbish containers set on fire
Police are investigating a series of arson attacks carried out in the early hours of Saturday morning in the Carabeo area of town.
Not the way to get rid of weeds
A man in Berlin is now homeless after doing a spot of gardening. Troubled by weeds, the 54 year old man decided that the best way to get rid of them was to use a flame-thrower! FAIL. First he managed to set a hedge on fire and then his garden shed. Herr Dumbo tried to put out the fire using …