An electric heater caused the apartment fire in Urbanización Rambla del Espinar, La Herradura. Nobody was hurt despite the fire damage.
Tag Archive for ambulance
New Protección Civil Vehicle
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar’s Protección Civil have got themselves a new 4×4 ambulance, which looks suspiciously like a straight LWB Landrover Defender 110. And that is what it is, basically, because it is for accident victims and sick patients who do not require medical attention during the trip a hospital or medical centre.
Ambulance Service Cuts
by Martin Myall •
Anybody who has been unfortunate enough to require a course of radiotherapy at Granada’s main hospital will know what an ordeal the ambulance route is, but at the same time, they are grateful for the service.
Paragliding Accident in La Herradura
by Martin Myall •
A 56-year-old man of British nationality had suffered a small accident when coming in to land on La Herradura beach. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured, despite the 4-metre drop when the parachute partially collapsed.
Emergency Exercise in La Herradura
by Martin Myall •
Passersby may have been surprised by all the commotion around Hotel Almijarra on the 25th, with the police and emergency services pouring in and out of the building, but there was no cause for concern as it was all emergency exercise, or a simulacro, as they say in Spanish.
First of Ten Violent Episodes
by Editor •
Regional News: You will be surprised by the amount of violence in just one month – or perhaps you wont, but here goes: this is the first of a cluster of violent incidents within Andalucía during a month.
Macro Fiesta, Mega Headache
by Editor •
The Almunecar casualty department of the local medical centre was overworked thanks to youngsters being brought in after over drinking during the macro fiesta in the water park.
Rehearsing Tragedy
by Editor •
Towards the end of last month, drivers found that the entrance to the A-7 was blocked by the Guardia Civil – the same was the case at the Taramay end.
Emergency Training Exercise
by David Darby •
Did anybody notice that the N-340 between La Herradura and Maro for most of a day early in June? Well, they were apparently doing a training exercise…
Youngsters Injured In Collision
by David Darby •
Three of the four people who were injured in a multiple collision on the N-340 on Sunday 21st March have been released from hospital after suffering only minor injuries, a fourth however is now in the Intensive Care Unit of the University hospital in Malaga, after being transferred there by helicopter.