A fire was discovered on the 21st around 14.00h in one of the warehouses on the industrial estate behind the gasoline station. Plenty of black billowing smoke, thanks to plastic containers and palettes catching light, but the fire was contained and put out within a few hours.
Tag Archive for fire
Fire in Flat
by Editor •
A woman was taken to hospital, seriously ill from having inhaled large quantities of smoke from her burning house. Although the fire occurred on the 7th of January, just how the fire broke out was not known at the time of going to print.
Flood Issues
by Editor •
On the very same day that we were reporting on the flooded and much-potholed Velilla beach road, Salobreña’s main roundabout was awash with rainwater.
Flood Courses
by Editor •
Talking of the rain-loaded gales, the Motril fire service has been receiving special courses on how to deal with flooding, seeing as two out of every ten call-outs during last year required them to pump out floodwater from basements, etc. All, told such call-outs numbered 75 during 2010.
Tragic Father
by Editor •
An Englishman, who had lost custody of his daughter, attempted to burn himself alive in front of the main police station, near the port road. Only the swift intervention of two police officers prevented him from carrying out the act.
Another Lucky Escape
by Editor •
Eighteen passengers, most of whom were university students, managed to escape from a bus that had caught fire not far from Órgiva. The incident managed to freeze the traffic on the main Alpujarra road that runs between Órgiva and Trevélez.
Fire in the Hills
by Editor •
Around about the same times as the Danish youth concert band was playing in Almuñécar, el Pago de Guerra above La Herradura went up in flames. Of course, we’re not claiming that the Vikings were out raping, pillaging and burning, in between Abba numbers, nevertheless, it’s worth pointing out that old habits die hard, after…
Fire Aboard
by Editor •
What a low blow! Just as the summer was set to begin, some bloody pyromaniac incinerated a whole fleet of pedaloes (pedal-powered catamarans).
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.