It happens every winter; somebody dumps the ashes from their fire into a rubbish dumper, not bothering to wet them down and make sure they’re out – a hopper goes up in flames.
Hot Ashes & Burning Hoppers
by Hugh MacArthur •
Tag Archive for fires
Lecrin Valley News
by Martin Myall •
Three Valle de Lecrin article concerning a mugging in el Pinar, a missing man in Nigüelas and three fires in Ízabor
Two Arrests over Wild Fires
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia in Civil in Jaraíz de la Vera (Cáceres) arrested a man suspected of deliberately causing four fires during June and July.
Busy Operación Salida
by Vivienne Hughes •
Each holiday period, especially, summer, the Guardia Civil traffic police and emergency services go on alert on the first days, when everybody is on the road.
The Sierra Nevada Fires
by Hugh MacArthur •
There have been three fires up on Sierra Nevada in the space of only eleven days, the last two on the same day.
Summer BBQ Restrictions
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Junta de Andalucía issued a reminded that between the 1st of June and the 15th of October BBQ are forbidden in the countryside. This includes public areas set aside for such things.
Plant Closure Chaos
by Hugh MacArthur •
The two fires at the vegetal-processing plant within a fortnight have caused chaos in the farming sector over green-waste disposal.
Salobreña Thieves Arrested
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policía Local in Salobreña were alerted by passersby to the presence of two individual to a violent robbery at a food shop.
Infoca This Summer
by Vivienne Hughes •
Well, as the end of August approached, the total of times that Infoca was called out to tackle fires was 102 times, 90% of which was for forest fires.
Salobreña Vega Fires
by Martin Myall •
Yesterday (2nd March) saw several intentional fires in the Vega area and it is thought that one or several culprits are behind them.