
A fire was declared in the municipality of Lújar (Behind Motril) today at 16.12h – it was only last year that Lújar suffered a devastating forest fire.
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The forensic department of the regional police, charged with investigating forest fires, has identified the cause of two recent fires in the province.
The volunteer body, Protección Civil de Almuñécar, had a day’s training on HT electricity lines in connection with forest fires, etc.
The mountain-brush fire within the municipality of Vélez de Benaudalla on the 29th was declared out by Infoca that same evening.
The fire is out and locals have been allowed to return to their homes but the devastation is heartbreaking.
Although we use Lújar in the title, the fire is no longer restricted to the area around the village: Los Carlos, Rubite Olías & Fregenite were also evacuated.
Motril Councillor for Citizen Safety announced that the town’s emergency services are coordinating with Andalusian fores-fire service Infoca, as more aircraft are deployed.