Two helicopters and five, land, fire units were used at the end of May to put out a fire in a rural area north of Motril, above La Nacla.
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Monte Almendros Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
The regional forest-fire service, Infoca, was quick off the mark, together with firemen from Almuñécar and Motril, to smother a fire on Monte Almendros Yesterday.
Biggest Fire of the Year
by Martin Myall •
Granada suffered its largest mountain fire of the year, just two days before the year ended.
Latest Motril Fire Intentional?
by Vivienne Hughes •
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.
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.