It was last October that a farmer in Los Guájares was acquitted for having caused a forest fire through negligence.
Tag Archive for forest fire
Benaudalla Fire Controlled
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Vélez de Benaudalla fire was declared “controlled” around 17.00h Saturday. The fire broke out the previous day causing a large column of smoke near the canyon.
Galicia Burns
by Martin Myall •
Galicia has always been synonymous with lush, green countryside and rolling forests but a combination of arsonists and a bludgeoning drought is turning swathes of the region into wasteland.
Swede Dies in Forest Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of a Swedish woman, resident of San Mateo in Gran Canaria, has been found, victim of the forest fire that has already consumed 2,779 hectares of pine and mountain shrub.
La Palma Fire Burns On
by Hugh MacArthur •
The blaze in the Canary Islands continues to incinerate swathes of land, having consumed 4,000 hectares and caused the evacuation of 2,000 residents.
Czech Arrested Over Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 39-year-old Czech citizen has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Pinos Puentes, accused of causing a forest fire yesterday.
Chopper Down
by Hugh MacArthur •
One of the helicopter involved in the Asturias forest fire, belonging to the Servicio de Emergencias del Principado (SEPA) crashed this afternoon.
Asturia Forest Fire
by Martin Myall •
A huge forest fire has broken out in Asturias in northern Spain comprising of 99 separate fires.
Lujar Rejects Case Closure
by Martin Myall •
The Lújar Town Hall has appealed against the shelving of the investigation into the recent fire which turned to ash 2,000 hectares of its village’s land
Public Recognition of Bravery
by Martin Myall •
British residents of Lújar (Granada) have petitioned the Government for the public recognition of the bravery shown by three men during the recent forest fire.