Aircraft tackle Costa del Sol wildfire

Firefighters are busy tackling a huge wildfire on the Costa del Sol with eight helicopters and other aircraft scooping water from the sea in an attempt to put out the blaze.   The fire broke out around 4pm on Saturday afternoon near the village of Casares in Malaga Province and now has 76 personnel on the ground assisting the aircraft …

Wildfire in Mijas now stabilised

A wildfire which broke out in Mijas at around 17:30 on Sunday has been stabilised and some 400 residents of urbanisation Marina del Sol who were evacuated from their homes as a precautionary measure have now returned.

Man arrested in connection with Costa del Sol fire

Investigations into the recent devastating wildfire on the Costa del Sol which left one person dead, damaged 8,225 hectares land, destroyed twenty houses and led to more than 6,500 people being evacuated from their homes has led to the arrest of a young man in Alhaurín el Grande. He has been charged with causing a wildfire through serious negligence.