Some three hectares of mountain shrub went up in the hills above Taramay near Loma del Gato in Almuñécar on Thursday afternoon.
Taramay Brush Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
Tag Archive for mountain fire
Small Alpujarra Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
It’s not only the weather that gives the sensation of the summer lingering, because this lack of rain is also prolonging the fire season.
Lújar Burns Again
by Hugh MacArthur •
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.
Tragic Stupidity
by Martin Myall •
Now into over 24 hours, the La Palma fire burns on, having claimed the life of 54-year-old Francisco José Santana; a fire that came about for the most ridiculous of reasons.
German Arrested over Wildfire
by Hugh MacArthur •
A German resident was arrested in the Canary Islands, suspected of having caused a wildland fire, which broke out in the evening of Wednesday the 3rd.
Almuñécar Hikers Witness Lanjarón Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
Almuñécar Hikers on their walk around Nigüelas/Lanjarón had a uncomfortably close view of the mountain fire there, around mid October.
Lanjarón Blaze
by Vanessa Bosch •
On Thursday the 4th, the day before the Rio Seco Alto fire, a hillside not far from Lanjarón went up in flames.
Fire in Northern Motril Area
by Martin Myall •
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.
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.