We might be in the cooler autumn but there is still the risk of hill fires, as Wednesday has shown with one declared within the municipality of Nerja, up in the Parque Natural de Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama.
Infoca has been tackling a hill fire in the municipality of Molvízar since yesterday, which broke out around 19.00h
Yesterday saw a fire break out just above the Béznar Reservoir which was declared as under control by 20.00h that same day but not extinguished yet.
The man thought to have been behind the hill fire in Cenes de la Vega on Thursday was brought before a police court and released pending further investigation and possibly trial.
There was a small fire on farming land within the municipality of Almuñécar yesterday afternoon, which Infoca soon dealt with.
Little information is available still but around 01.30h this morning Infoca were called out to tackle a fire in the Los Guájares area.
The Councillor for Agriculture at the Almuñécar Town Hall, Carlos Ferrón, met with the Asociación de Damnificados related to the large fire consumed large areas of farming land behind Almuñécar/La Herradura in August.
Following the fire damage caused to 590 hectares in the area of Peña Escrita, El Cerval, Rescate, La Albita, Los Escobales and La Bóveda, there is some good news for affected propety owners.
The NASA satellite service, Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) shows areas affected by fires from yesterday as Dúrcal and La Herradura/Almuñécar.
A hill fire broke out behind and above La Herradura and Almuñécar, in the area of Peña Escrita, which is still ongoing.