The Mayor of Motril has expressed her concern that the fire that broke out a few days ago might have been intentional. The Motril fire service says that they have reasons to believe this hypothesis.
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Another Motril Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
Firemen from both Motril and Almuñécar, together with units from the forest-fire brigade (Infoca) tackled a Motril blaze yesterday
Small La Herradura Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
About 3,000 sq/m of hillside, some of it an avocado plantation, was destroyed by a blaze, lasting just over two hours before being brought under control.
Lanjarón Honey Museum Blaze
by Martin Myall •
The fire broke out in the laboratory of the honey museum in Lanjarón, which was put out by the quick thinking of the owners and volunteers to hand.
Mountain Fire in Cañar
by Vivienne Hughes •
A huge catastrophe was narrowly avoided by the prompt action of the Infoca, fire fighters in Cañar, in the Alpujarra on the 2nd. As is the case in far too many forest or mountain brush fires, it appears that the fire was deliberately started.
Forest Fire Scare in Padul
by Vivienne Hughes •
Infoca used both air and land units to tackle a small mountain fire next to Padul, in the Valle de Lecrín. They were joined by firemen from the city of Granada.
Infoca Worker Murdered by Jealous Wife?
by Vivienne Hughes •
A woman from Charches, (Guadix) has been remanded in custody without bail for the alleged murder of her husband. The couple had been married 30 years and the motive behind the act reportedly carried out by the The 45-year-old woman appears to have been jealousy.
Fire in Salobreña Plantation
by Martin Myall •
An out-of-season fire caused no end of headaches for the fire services which fought 24 hours to extinguish it.
Carchuna Fire
by Martin Myall •
Only the rapid intervention of the Motril Fire Service, backed by a around ten Protección Civil volunteers, the Motril Policía Nacional and Local prevented the advances flames from devouring the extensive spread of greenhouses, as well as cortijos, above Carchuna.
Undermanned Infoca
by Martin Myall •
According to the regional opposition party, Infoca in Granada neither has the manpower, materiel or budget to combat the season’s fires, despite claims to the contrary from Provincial Delegate for the Junta, María José Sánchez.