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.
A lorry driver managed to get out of his vehicle safely yesterday on the A-44 after flames broke out under the trailer.
A vehicle ended up completely burnt out on the A-7 where it passes through the municipality of Molvízar yesterday afternoon.
Infoca has been tackling a hill fire in the municipality of Molvízar since yesterday, which broke out around 19.00h
The regional forest firefighting service, Infoca, declared the hill fire behind Maro (Nerja) as extinguished at 17.00h on the Wednesday the 26th.
It was only last month that a hillfire above the Embalse de Béznar caused concern in the valley and now there is another one not far from the first.
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.
Yes, it’s already scorchio so you will be pleased to know that the Junta is spending more money than ever on the regional fire-fighting service, Infoca.
A man in his late 80s died in Sopotújar on his land because of a hill fire which he had unwittinly cause when burning cuttings.
A brush fire broke out in Motril last Saturday which required the intervention of the forestry-fire service, Infoca