María de la Luz Morillo was severly injured when a hotel electricity transformer exploded, shooting out a jet of flame through a vent that torched the table where she and others were sitting.
Tag Archive for Cádiz
Weekend Drownings
by Vivienne Hughes •
This weekend saw two confirmed deaths of bathers, as well as a suspected drowning (a bather has disappeared), amongst the dead, an 89-year-old German citizen.
Strange Bank Robbery
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man was arrested in Puerto Serrano (Cádiz) for holding up a bank armed with a knife. The surprising thing is that he did so without covering his face in a bank where he is a customer.
Skipper Kips
by Martin Myall •
A British man appears to have fallen asleep at the helm of his yacht one night in front of Marbella and woken up the next morning, beached in Cádiz.
Fifty Mistreated Animals
by Vivienne Hughes •
Around fifty animals in a lamentable state were rescued by the Guardia Civil from an illegal kennel in Chiclana, Cádiz.
Ballistic Corporal
by Martin Myall •
The Supreme Court has acquitted a Spanish Navy (female) corporal, after having been sentenced to 3-years’ imprisonment for insulting a superior.
Jellyfish – No Problem
by Hugh MacArthur •
No, jellyfish aren’t a problem; the beastie in the video is a problem. The said video was recorded off the Playa de Bolonia in Cadiz at the end of March.
Arrested for Cruelty
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man was arrested for allegedly throwing his dog out of a 3rd-floor window, resulting in its death.
Dogs Attack Boy
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 9-year-old boy in the province of Cádiz has been attacked and badly bitten by a two dogs belonging to a breed catalogued as ‘dangerous.’
Drug Runners Shipwrecked
by Vivienne Hughes •
At the very end of November, a launch loaded with illegal drugs capsized off the coast of Cádiz, resulting two of its crew members drowning. The police arrested the three survivors.